Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-38
Perkins House & Garden · Matches - Zünd-hölzer
The product poses a risk of burns and fire because, when striking the matches, the match heads can break and hot or burning parts of the match head could land on the user or on surrounding objects. One incident of damage to clothing and carpeting reported. The product does not comply with the relevant European EN 1783.
- Published
- 24 September 2010
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1427/10
- Model
- 5138249
Classification
- Category
- Other -
- Risk type
- Burns, Fire
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
Safety matches; the box measures 50 mm x 35 mm x 13 mm; contents: 45 pieces.