Flame · Novelty lighter - Lighter

The product poses a risk of burns because it is attractive to children, particularly children under the age of 51 months, who may confuse it with a toy. The product does not comply with the Commission Decision 2006/502/EC prohibiting the placing on the market of novelty lighters.

Published: 03 December 2010
Notifying authority: Greece
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: 1761/10
Model: Art. No.: 2482

Classification

Category: Lighters
Risk type: Burns
Country of origin: People's Republic of China

Product description

Refillable novelty lighter in the shape of a green-silver motorcycle (approximate dimensions: 9 x 5 x 3 cm). An LED light is produced from the headlight of the motorcycle by pressing a button on the upper side of the lighter. The flame is produced from the back tyre of the motorcycle by pulling the front tyre and pressing down a mechanism on the front side of the product. The lighters are packed in black carton box marked “FLAME” (12 items), with warnings in Greek end English (approximate dimensions: 16 x 11 x 11 cm).