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EU Safety Gate · Report-2016-050

Tesco · Gyufa

After the user has extinguished the flame, the match may re-ignite. This could lead to a fire. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 1783.

Published
16 December 2016
Notifying authority
Hungary
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 of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 16/07/2016

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A11/0119/16
Batch
5997221701098
Check-digit validated barcodes
5997221701098
Category
Other - -
Risk type
Fire
Country of origin
Not published

Matches contained in boxes. Each box contains approximately 40 pieces and they are sold in packs of 10 boxes.