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Bent novelty lighter — fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskFireNov 27, 2015
Photo from the official notice: Bent novelty lighter — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Bent novelty lighter — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Bent novelty lighter — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Bent novelty lighter — fire risk

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

Hazard

The lighters are appealing to children. Children may play with them and 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 (05/11/2015)

Product description

Novelty lighters in the shape of 1) a remote control for a car, 2) a fish; and 3) an insect.

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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