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KKK lighters — burns & fire risk (1239/08)

EU Safety GateSerious riskBurnsFireOct 31, 2008

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

Product description

A lighter with a picture of an eagle's head which has no child-resistant mechanism. The lighters are presented in 50-unit display boxes which carry instructions for correct, safe use of the product and are marked "SHANKAI HIGH QUALITY LIGHTER - ISO 9001".

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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