Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) - QFES Dynamo Torch

Official notice

5 Oct 2023

Last checked

5 Oct 2023

High riskACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) - QFES Dynamo Torch. There is a risk of choking, severe internal burn injuries or death to young children if they gain access to the button batteries and swallow or insert them. Once ingested, severe or fatal injuries can happen in 2 hours or less. Consumers may be unaware that the product contains button batteries. Published 2023-10-05.

What to do now

Consumers should stop using the product immediately and dispose of the torch and batteries safely. Store out of reach of children until the torch is disposed of. Check if you have one of these torches at home, in the car, or stored in an emergency kit. Options for safe disposal of the torch include: B-cycle Planet Ark Battery World Bunnings Woolworths For more information please contact QFES via email at QFES.CommunityEd@qfes.qld.gov.au

Recall number

38f362fc-c043-4ece-8616-ce906f75c2eb

Official notice

2023-10-05

The hazard

There is a risk of choking, severe internal burn injuries or death to young children if they gain access to the button batteries and swallow or insert them. Once ingested, severe or fatal injuries can happen in 2 hours or less. Consumers may be unaware that the product contains button batteries.

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Affected products

Product 1

Portable dynamo torch with pump action recharging. Available in white or orange colours. QFES has been distributing to the public free-of-charge between 2014 and 2023 as a community engagement tool, including as part of the Get Ready Queensland campaign.

Risk / hazard

There is a risk of choking, severe internal burn injuries or death to young children if they gain access to the button batteries and swallow or insert them. Once ingested, severe or fatal injuries can happen in 2 hours or less. Consumers may be unaware that the product contains button batteries.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

ELECTRONICS

Classification

Hazardous materials, Button batteries, Lighting, Tools and machinery

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

38f362fc-c043-4ece-8616-ce906f75c2eb

Classification

Hazardous materials, Button batteries, Lighting, Tools and machinery

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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