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EU Safety Gate · Report-2017-015

Matteo · Lighter

The lighter is appealing to children. Children may play with it and cause a fire. The product does not comply with the Commission Decision 2006/502 EC prohibiting the placing on the market of novelty lighters and with the relevant European standard EN 13869.

Published
14 April 2017
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: Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: Unknown. Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Distributor. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 26/10/2016 · Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Importer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: Unknown. Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Importer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 17/12/2016

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/0474/17
Model
H15 (on the product); SY-59 3D Label Birds (on the packaging)
Batch
5999071005715; Art No.162004
Check-digit validated barcodes
5999071005715
Category
Lighters
Risk type
Fire
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

Lighters with 3D images of birds. Depending on the angle, different images of the birds can be seen which gives the illusion of motion and is appealing to children.