Burns

0522/06

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Case number
0522/06
Category
Lighters
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇷 Greece
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2006-08-18

⚠️ Risk

These lighters pose a risk of burns to children. The lighters are attractive to children — particularly those under the age of 51 months — who may take them for toys or food. There are no indications of how the flame is produced.

Measures

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

Child-appealing lighters in a form of match, cigarette, tomato, pepper and pistol.Type/number of model: The following codes were found in the importer’s catalogue: JY-654 (match), JY-309 (cigarette), 9790033 (tomato), JY-904 (pepper), 9790049 (pistol I), 9790050 (pistol II).