
Novelty lighters
1. Polion 2. Lighter 3. Flame
LightersBurns
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Greece
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The products pose a risk of burns because they are attractive to children. The products do not comply with the Commission Decision 2006/502/EC prohibiting the placing on the market of novelty lighters.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- 1. Refillable novelty lighters in a shape of silver mobile phones (approximate dimensions: 8 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm), bearing the picture of a red car or an eagle or two wind surfers. The flame is produced from the upper side of the lighter by sliding the pictures to the left. The lighters are packed in black-orange carton box (20 items).2. Refillable novelty lighters in a shape of a computer mouse (approximate dimensions: 7 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm) in yellow, green or mauve. The flame is produced from the upper side of the lighter by pulling the “loop” on the top of the lighter to the right. The lighters are packed in blue carton box with the picture of an old man on it (25 items). 3. Refillable novelty lighters in a shape of an ice-cream cone (approximate dimensions: height 7.5 cm, max diameter 3.4 cm). The flame is produced from the upper side of the lighter by pulling the dead of the lighter to the side and pulling down the mechanism that is revealed. The lighters are packed in black carton box with the name “FLAME” on it (10 items).
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1270/10 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2010-33
- Published
- 19 August 2010
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda Notification 0803/10 of report 20 of 2010 has been permanently withdrawn due to additional information on the risk assessment. Notification 1202/10 of report 32 of 2010 has been temporarily withdrawn pending further information on the risk assessment.
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