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Novelty lighter — burns & fire risk (INFO/00115/21)

EU Safety GateOther types of alertsBurnsFireMay 28, 2021
Photo from the official notice: Novelty lighter — burns & fire risk (INFO/00115/21)
Photo from the official notice: Novelty lighter — burns & fire risk (INFO/00115/21)

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The lighter is appealing to children and can easily be mistaken for a toy. Children may play with it and suffer burns or cause a fire. No lighter should be appealing to children. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 13869.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer (16/04/2021)

Product description

Billiard ball-shaped lighter, plastic, in different colours: white, white with a wide yellow stripe in the middle and an underlined number 9.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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