EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Sky lantern “Wishing light, Wunschlaterne, Himmelskerze, Glücklaterne” — risk: burns
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/01386/26
Summary
The sky lantern ascends in an uncontrolled way and is blown by the wind without control. It may land anywhere when the flame has not yet gone out, come into contact with flammable objects and ignite them, causing a fire. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
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Product
Sky lantern
- Name / model
- Wishing light, Wunschlaterne, Himmelskerze, Glücklaterne
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- White sky lantern. The fuel for the flame heating the air can be a solid, liquid or gas. Dimensions: 60 × 37 × 37 cm. Product sold online, in particular via kaufland.de and manomano.de.
What is the risk?
- The sky lantern ascends in an uncontrolled way and is blown by the wind without control. It may land anywhere when the flame has not yet gone out, come into contact with flammable objects and ignite them, causing a fire. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 22/10/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 03/09/2025
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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