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Lighters – Ronson

Serious risk Burns

Published by Safety Gate 7 Aug 2008In the weekly report of 8 Aug 2008 (week 31, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Lighters
Brand
Ronson (2 alerts)
Type / model
Model Shark, RXL 12070P, code affixed on the lighter: 5011435623721;code on the collective packaging: 5011435623738
Description
The lighter is made of semi-transparent plastic, coloured blue, red, green or yellow. It is a disposable, adjustable lighter with postmixing burner. On the button of the ignition mechanism there is a logo “RONSON”. On the lighter there is a sticker with warnings in Polish: “WARNING! Contains flammable gas under pressure. KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN. Use with care. Ignite lighter away from face and clothing. Never expose to heat above 50°C or to prolonged sunlight. Do not puncture, put in fire or inhale. Do not keep lit continuously for more than 30 seconds. Be sure flame is completely out after use.” There is also a users' manual in English and an EAN code. The collective packaging carries the information: “country of origin: Vietnam”, name and address of importer, an EAN code and warnings, as well as pictograms written in Polish.
Risk
The product poses a risk of burns because:- flame is excessively high: over 120 mm;- five of the lighters tested were not resistant to flaring and three out of them were not resistant to spitting; burning gas spilled out of those three;- in six lighters, flame extinction was impossible due to the blocked ignition mechanism; in two cases burning gas spilled over the lighters.The product does not comply with requirements of essential safety standard EN ISO 9994.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Poland
Country of origin
Vietnam
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0831/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0831/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0831/08Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0831/08Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0831/08
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  1. Safety Gate alert 0831/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-31 (XML)
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