Burns, Fire

Lighters

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Case number
1236/08
Category
Lighters
Type / Model
Ref. PT-03 and Ref. XHD32, bar codes: 8435056808041, 8435056808027, 8435056804302 and 843505680429
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇪🇸 Spain
Country of origin
Unknown
Published
2008-10-31

⚠️ Risk

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

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

Various lighters which operate irregularly and have no child safety mechanism. The model with reference XHD32 is offered as a gift with the purchase of RIZLA brand cigarette paper. The lighters are presented in display boxes with instructions for correct, safe use.<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/safety/rapex/docs/1236-08.pdf">list of references and bar codes</a><img src="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/pdf.gif" alt="pdf" border="0"/>