Burns, Fire

Child-appealing lighter

CURLY & SMOOTH HANDELS GmbH
Child-appealing lighterChild-appealing lighter
Case number
0728/07
Category
Lighters
Type / Model
V-Fire Mini Tyre Piezo Rotation, Cod. 020504, bar code: 4 035687 016828
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇷 Greece
Country of origin
Unknown
Published
2007-07-27

⚠️ Risk

This product poses a risk of fire and burns because it is attractive to children — particularly those under the age of 51 months — who may confuse it with a toy.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importerDate of entry into force: Unknown

The lighter has a shape of a tyre (approximate diameter 5,5 cm) and uses gas to produce the flame. Two red arrows indicate point where the flame appears and the button that activates the flame. The wheel rim has the following warning (in German): "Von Kindern fernhalten" und "Für Kinder unerreichbar aufbewahren".