SOWA lighters — burns & fire risk
Hazard
These products pose a risk of fire and burns because they do not include a safety device making them child-resistant, as required by Commission Decision 2006/502/EC ensuring that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities — Other
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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