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Novelty lighters1.        Mailbox Lighter2. — burns & fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskBurnsFireApr 13, 2012
Photo from the official notice: Novelty lighters1.        Mailbox Lighter2. — burns & fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Novelty lighters1.        Mailbox Lighter2. — burns & fire risk

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

Hazard

The products are attractive to children, especially those under 51 months old, posing a risk of burns and fire, having in mind the behaviour of children of this age group. The product does not comply with the Commission Decision 2006/502/EC prohibiting the placing on the market of novelty lighters.

Product description

1.        Refillable lighter in the shape of a post-box of dark green or red colour, made of metal. 2.        Refillable lighter in the shape of a flipper in red, yellow, blue and black colour, made of plastic.

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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