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Northern Light Candle Six tea light candles with coloured flames — fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskFireJun 23, 2017
Photo from the official notice: Northern Light Candle Six tea light candles with coloured flames — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Northern Light Candle Six tea light candles with coloured flames — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Northern Light Candle Six tea light candles with coloured flames — fire risk

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

Hazard

The flames coming from the candles are too high and may ignite flammable material close to the candle. Moreover, the wicks have a long afterglow, possible causing fire if getting in contact with flammable material. Also, the candles produce high temperatures and may cause a candle holder to break, which could cause a fire.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 15493.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Importer (05/06/2017)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (05/06/2017)
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Importer (05/06/2017)

Product description

Six tea light candles in a cardboard package

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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