Novelty lighter - Lighter
Flame
LightersBurns
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Greece
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of burns because it is attractive to children, particularly children under the age of 51 months, who may confuse it with a toy. The product does 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
- Refillable novelty lighter in the shape of a green-silver motorcycle (approximate dimensions: 9 x 5 x 3 cm). An LED light is produced from the headlight of the motorcycle by pressing a button on the upper side of the lighter. The flame is produced from the back tyre of the motorcycle by pulling the front tyre and pressing down a mechanism on the front side of the product. The lighters are packed in black carton box marked “FLAME” (12 items), with warnings in Greek end English (approximate dimensions: 16 x 11 x 11 cm).
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1761/10 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2010-48
- Published
- 2 December 2010
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda Notification 1649/10 from report 44 of 2010 has been removed from the RAPEX system following additional information on the risk assessment provided by the national authorities. Notification 0365/09 from Week 10 of 2009 has been removed from the RAPEX website following a request from the notifying Member State. Notification 1788/10 has been removed from the RAPEX website pending the clarification of the risk." Notification 1786/10 from week 48 of 2010 has been permanently removed following further information received from the notifying country
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