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Maxim novelty lighter — fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskFireAug 2, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Maxim novelty lighter — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Maxim novelty lighter — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Maxim novelty lighter — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Maxim novelty lighter — fire risk

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

Hazard

The lighter is appealing to children due to its shape and colour.Children may play with it and suffer burns or cause a fire. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 13869.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer (01/07/2019)

Product description

A gas piezo lighter in the shape of a grenade, with a nozzle used for refilling, with an inclined metal cap from which the flame emerges after pressing the ignition mechanism with a screw device of the cap, attached to the lighter by means of a ring, placed in a black cardboard box.

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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