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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 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Type / model
Unknown
Description
Novelty lighter in the form of an ignition key.Description: The novelty lighter is black and imitates an ignition key, operated by gas, refillable with marking on the product: Mercedes-Benz and its logo. A key ring is attached to the product.
Risk
Given the appearance of the product, its intended use is not obvious. First, it can be considered as child-appealing. Second, it can accidentally ignite, for example in a pocket, or the flame surprise and burn an unsuspected adult. The lighter therefore presents an unacceptable risk of burning injury to users. There are no instructions attached to the product in Hungarian. The product complies with the definition of a novelty lighter in the European standard EN 13869.
Measures
  • Sales ban and recall ordered by the authority
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0618/06
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0618/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-38 (XML)
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