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Serious risk Burns

Published by Safety Gate 28 Sep 2006In the weekly report of 29 Sep 2006 (week 38, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Type / model
Unknown
Description
Novelty lighter (silver coloured) in the form of a tape-measureLighter bears the marking on the product: “SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE”.
Risk
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
  • Sales ban and recall from consumers ordered by the authority
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0608/06
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0608/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-38 (XML)
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