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Lighter — recall A12/1449/15

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Bulgaria · 2015-11-20 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/1449/15
Date of alert
2015-11-20
Country / jurisdiction
Bulgaria
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Fire
Brand
Yomin
Product category
Lighters
Product type
Novelty lighter
Reported risk: The lighter is appealing to children. Children may play with it and cause a fire. The product does not comply with the Commission Decision 2006/502 EC prohibiting the placing on the market of novelty lighters and with the relevant European standard EN 13869.
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator to whom the measure were ordered
Other
Category of measure
Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
Date of entry into force
16/10/2015
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/183842

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