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CURLY & SMOOTH HANDELS GmbH child-appealing lighter — burns & fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskBurnsFireJul 27, 2007

Hazard

This product poses a risk of fire and burns because it is attractive to children — particularly those under the age of 51 months — who may confuse it with a toy.

Measures taken

  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer — Other

Product description

The lighter has a shape of a tyre (approximate diameter 5,5 cm) and uses gas to produce the flame. Two red arrows indicate point where the flame appears and the button that activates the flame. The wheel rim has the following warning (in German): "Von Kindern fernhalten" und "Für Kinder unerreichbar aufbewahren".

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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