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A12/1946/14

Novelty lighter

Colton · Unknown

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Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Hungary
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Requirements breached

The product is attractive to children. A child may play with it and suffer burns due to the flame or cause a fire. The product does not comply with the Commission Decision 2006/502 EC prohibiting the placing on the market of novelty lighters and with the relevant European standard EN 13869.

Measures taken

  1. Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 3 November 2014
  2. Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description
Refillable, gas lighters with piezoelectric ignition mechanism with push-button start. Attached to the colourful cylindrical lighter is a small plastic figure hanging from the top at the side. Packaging: cardboard tray.
Brand
Colton
Model / type
Article No. 21.21000
Batch
4 014663 251927 (on the product); 4 014663 251934 (on the tray)

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
A12/1946/14 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2014-049
Published
2 December 2014
Corrigendum
Notification A12/1818/14 published on report 46-2014 of 21/11/2014 has been modified following notifying authority's instructions.

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