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Colton novelty lighter — burns & fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskBurnsFireDec 12, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Colton novelty lighter — burns & fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Colton novelty lighter — burns & fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Colton novelty lighter — burns & fire risk

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

Hazard

The product is attractive to children. A child may play with it and suffer burns due to the flame or cause a fire.The product does not comply with the Commission Decision 2006/502 EC prohibiting the placing on the market of novelty lighters and with the relevant European standard EN 13869.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (03/11/2014)

Product description

Refillable, gas lighters with piezoelectric ignition mechanism with push-button start. Attached to the colourful cylindrical lighter is a small plastic figure hanging from the top at the side. Packaging: cardboard tray.

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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