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Lighters — burns & fire risk (0237/06)

EU Safety GateSerious riskBurnsFireApr 28, 2006

Hazard

Products correspond to the definition of novelty lighters (EN 13869) and can thereby attract children younger than 51 months of age, which leads to increased risk of burns and fire.

Measures taken

  • The authority prohibited the sale of the product and ordered the distributors to warn customers of the risks posed by the product — Other

Product description

Novelty lighters of different shapes and sizes: 1. Porsche car; 2. flashlight; 3. dolphin that can be used as a pen (colours: dark brown, light brown, silver); 4. mobile phone with lighting effects (colours: read, blue, black, yellow); 5. silver gun that can be used as a pendant.

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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