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Sparkle & Shimmer Christmas tree with baubles - tea light holder - – Salco

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 30 Oct 2008In the weekly report of 31 Oct 2008 (week 43, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Sparkle & Shimmer Christmas tree with baubles - tea light holder -
Brand
Salco
Type / model
75-0811 / 75S0811 / 75R0811 / 75B0811. Bar code: 5023313897094.
Description
The product is a tea light holder in the shape of a Christmas tree. It is made of metal and comes in four colours: gold, silver, red and brown. The item has baubles hanging from a twisted wire around the main vertical frame which has six tea light holders attached to it and is topped by a star.
Risk
The product poses a risk of fire because:- the tea lights can set light to the baubles when the Christmas tree is in use,- the baubles are highly flammable,- the maximum temperature of the surface likely to be touched is 80°C, with the maximum limit being 65°C,- some of the baubles may melt and others may become discoloured. During tests, the baubles were ignited deliberately, they ignited after: gold: 19 seconds, red: 5 seconds, silver: 20 seconds, and burnt rapidly with flame heights which reached 110 mm.Three incidents reported.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1262/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1262/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-43 (XML)
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