Burns, Fire

Novelty lighters

Hong HC Cheng
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Case number
A12/1442/13
Category
Lighters
Type / Model
BK 610-045
Batch
4763710270458
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇭🇷 Croatia
Country of origin
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Published
2013-10-25

⚠️ Risk

null The products pose the risks of burns and fire because the safety requirements are not respected. It is therefore possible that a child will play with them and suffer burns due to the flame or cause a fire. The product does not comply with the Commission Decision 2006/502 EC prohibiting the placing on the market of novelty lighters.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 30/09/2013

Novelty lighter in the shape of a big match. The product is made of plastic and metal. The body of the lighter is yellow and the head (top of the match) is red. The lighter ignites by pressing down the switch which is located in the middle of the lighter, creating a flame at the top of the match.