{
  "alert_number": "SR/00697/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-00697-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10098046",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-03-05",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 10,
    "date": "2026-03-13"
  },
  "category": "Pyrotechnic articles",
  "product": "Fireworks",
  "brand_as_notified": "Fireworks International B.V.",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Fireworks International",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/fireworksinternational"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Black Thunder 25",
  "model": "2483",
  "batch": "2463-F2-200-24831001",
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Fireworks, 25 shots battery of shot tubes of category F2.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Burns, Fire, Injuries",
  "risk": "The article has too many duds with and without fuse. Users can ignite them causing injuries and/or burns. Moreover, the fireworks may burst or release burning material outside the safety distance of 8 m or below a height of 3 m, which can cause injuries and/or burns to the user or bystanders or could cause a fire. In addition, the article does not extinguish after functioning within 120 seconds, which may cause fire to surrounding objects. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pyrotechnics Directive nor with the European standard EN 15947.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Manufacturer",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "17 Dec 2025"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Destruction of the product",
      "operator": "Manufacturer",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "17 Dec 2025"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Manufacturer\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: 17/12/2025\nType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Manufacturer\nCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product\nDate of entry into force: 17/12/2025",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "The Netherlands",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [
      "2463-F2-200-24831001"
    ],
    "models": [
      "2483"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}