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Matteo lighter — fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskFireApr 14, 2017
Photo from the official notice: Matteo lighter — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Matteo lighter — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Matteo lighter — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Matteo lighter — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Matteo lighter — fire risk

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

Hazard

The lighter is appealing to children. Children may play with it 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 — Distributor
  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (26/10/2016)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer
  • Recall of the product from end users — Importer (17/12/2016)

Product description

Lighters with 3D images of birds. Depending on the angle, different images of the birds can be seen which gives the illusion of motion and is appealing to children.

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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