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Lighter Unilite

Official notice

16 Sept 2016

Last checked

16 Sept 2016

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Lighter Unilite. Null Flame extinction time is too long. A user may put the lighter when the flame is not fully extinguished in a pocket setting fire to clothes. In addition, the flame height is too high and may cause burns in the face of the user when the user is using the lighter to ignite a cigarette. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 9994. Published 2016-09-16.

What to do now

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

Recall number

A12/1127/16

Official notice

2016-09-16

The hazard

Null Flame extinction time is too long. A user may put the lighter when the flame is not fully extinguished in a pocket setting fire to clothes. In addition, the flame height is too high and may cause burns in the face of the user when the user is using the lighter to ignite a cigarette. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 9994.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the product name and identifiers below with the item you own. Follow the official notice if they match.

Lots

EAN 4022364492815

Models

11278-01; U-30 TC-5; A16 TC-5 CHROME

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Affected products

Product 1

Lighter

Risk / hazard

Null Flame extinction time is too long. A user may put the lighter when the flame is not fully extinguished in a pocket setting fire to clothes. In addition, the flame height is too high and may cause burns in the face of the user when the user is using the lighter to ignite a cigarette. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 9994.

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

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Unilite.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Serious risk — Burns

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/1127/16

Classification

Serious risk — Burns

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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