Skip to content

Protective equipment

Serious risk Burns, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 5 Oct 2006In the weekly report of 6 Oct 2006 (week 39, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Fire extinguishers.Brand:1. Ensisammutin FC 45 2. Sparco Mangia Fuoco3. Mangia Fuoco MF-50 4. Mangia Fuoco Fire Estinguisher MF 100.Description: All products are tube-shaped aerosol extinguishers length between 27-33 cm. The product nr. 1 has a battery-based launching mechanism. The products nr. 2-4 have a striking surface at the other end of the product as launching mechanism. All products spray potassium-based aerosol.
Risk
These products contain the following deficiencies: - the battery-based launching mechanism may not function in cold temperatures;- in one case the launching mechanism was easily broken when installing batteries;- in one case the striking surface did not function;- the products lacked Finnish and/or Swedish instructions. In one case the instructions were incorrect and meant for another product.According to the tests performed by the competent national authorities, the products did no extinguish a solvent fire, a small burning wood pile, a burning coffee-maker or a burning paper waste-basket. Some of the extinguishers were even found to accelerate burning. The products give a false sense of safety, and it is not possible to ensure the efficiency of the products before use.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer
Notifying country
Finland
Country of origin
Italy
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0632/06Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0632/06Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0632/06Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0632/06
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

This page reproduces the Safety Gate record as published. recallarchive is not affiliated with the European Commission. If you own this product, follow the measures above and contact the seller.

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0632/06
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-39 (XML)
    the copy this page was built fromCC0 1.0