Novelty lighter
LightersBurns
- Notifying country
- Hungary
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
By the appearance of the product the purpose of the intended use is not obvious. This product is a novelty lighter according to the standard EN 13869:2003. There were no instructions for the safe use in Hungarian attached to the product. It can accidentally ignite for example in a pocket, or the flame may unexpectedly burn the user. It might also be appealing to children as well. Taking into account the normal use the lighter presents unacceptable risk for the users and may cause burning injury to them.
Measures taken
- Sales ban and recall from consumers ordered by the authority. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Novelty lighter (silver coloured) in the form of a tape-measureLighter bears the marking on the product: “SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE”.
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0608/06 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2006-38
- Published
- 28 September 2006
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