Child-appealing lighters in a form of match
LightersBurns
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Greece
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
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 taken
- Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authority. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- 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).
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0522/06 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2006-32
- Published
- 17 August 2006
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