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Electronic Lighter — recall A12/1551/14

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · The Netherlands · 2014-10-03 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/1551/14
Date of alert
2014-10-03
Country / jurisdiction
The Netherlands
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Burns, Fire, Injuries
Brand
Prof
Product category
Lighters
Product type
Lighters
Reported risk: At high temperatures the lighters can explode. The explosion may cause burns, injuries and generate a fire.The products do not comply with the relevant European standard EN 9994.
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
18/09/2014
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/131508

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