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Unilite lighter — burns risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskBurnsSep 16, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Unilite lighter — burns risk
Photo from the official notice: Unilite lighter — burns risk

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

Hazard

Flame extinction time is too long. A user may put the lighter when the flame is not fully extinguished in a pocket setting fire to clothes. In addition, the flame height is too high and may cause burns in the face of the user when the user is using the lighter to ignite a cigarette. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 9994.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (01/08/2016)

Product description

Lighter in collective packaging.

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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