Burns, Fire

Lighter

Refinement lighter
LighterLighter
Case number
0533/10
Category
Lighters
Type / Model
X1040
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇷 Greece
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2010-03-19

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of fire and burns because it does not bear a child-resistant mechanism. According to Commission’s Decision 2006/502/EC Member States shall ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Silver colour lighter with ignition mechanism in a shape of a pipe (approximate dimensions: 8.1 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm). The lighter can be also used as a bottle opener. The lighters are packed in a multicoloured carton box (50 items), that bear the indication “Refinement LIGHTER” and the warnings “Keep lighter away from children” in 6 languages (approximate dimensions: 16 x 11 x 8.5 cm).