Burns, Fire

Lighter

Kele
LighterLighter
Case number
0224/10
Category
Lighters
Type / Model
973-2, 5-digit code on lighter base: 39009
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇷 Greece
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2010-02-12

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of burns and fire because the lighter does not have a child-resistant mechanism. The product does not comply with the Commission Decision 2006/502/EC according to which 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

Red lighters packed in an orange cardboard box (50 items), marked “Sport”. Half of the lighter is transparent, while the other half is opaque and bears a small torch that is activated by pressing a button on the side of the lighter. Dimensions: 7.9 x 2.7 x 1.1 cm.