RASTA · Lighters

The products pose a risk of fire and burns because some have no child resistant safety mechanism, others have novelty designs and on some the flame does not go out. These irregularities may result in the lighters being used inappropriately by children, causing the risk of fire or burns. These products do not comply with the relevant European standard EN ISO 9994.

Published: 14 November 2008
Notifying authority: Spain
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: 1309/08
Model: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/safety/rapex/docs/1309-08.pdf" target="_blank">list of references and barcodes</a><img src="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/pdf.gif" border="0"/>

Classification

Category: Lighters
Risk type: Burns, Fire
Country of origin: Not published

Product description

Various novelty lighters which operate irregularly and have no child safety mechanism. The label on the boxes is marked with instructions for correct, safe use of the product.