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Decofire Tobago

Official notice

12 Jul 2013

Last checked

12 Jul 2013

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Decofire Tobago. Null There are insufficient warnings and markings on the product to warn the user against refilling the burner with ethanol fuel when there are flames or when the surfaces are still hot. The user may not see the (small) flames or may not be aware that the surfaces are still very hot. When refilling the burner in such a situation, there is a risk that the fuel that is poured in will ignite. Furthermore, the burner is unstable and can tilt.The product does not comply with the national standard DIN 4734-1. Published 2013-07-12.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

A12/0829/13

Official notice

2013-07-12

The hazard

Null There are insufficient warnings and markings on the product to warn the user against refilling the burner with ethanol fuel when there are flames or when the surfaces are still hot. The user may not see the (small) flames or may not be aware that the surfaces are still very hot. When refilling the burner in such a situation, there is a risk that the fuel that is poured in will ignite. Furthermore, the burner is unstable and can tilt.The product does not comply with the national standard DIN 4734-1.

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EAN code 4006873302094

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Affected products

Product 1

Ethanol burner

Product 2

Decofire Tobago

Risk / hazard

Null There are insufficient warnings and markings on the product to warn the user against refilling the burner with ethanol fuel when there are flames or when the surfaces are still hot. The user may not see the (small) flames or may not be aware that the surfaces are still very hot. When refilling the burner in such a situation, there is a risk that the fuel that is poured in will ignite. Furthermore, the burner is unstable and can tilt.The product does not comply with the national standard DIN 4734-1.

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Heissner.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Serious risk — Burns, Fire

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/0829/13

Classification

Serious risk — Burns, Fire

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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