InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Supply Chain B.V. – Fireworks
Supply Chain B.V. – Fireworks
Name: Crackle King
Category: 10
Date: 2025-10-24
Product Category: Pyrotechnic articles
Risk Type: Burns, Damage to hearing, Fire, Injuries
Danger: The article has too many duds with and without fuse, users ignite them causing injuries and/or burns. In addition, the fuse delay is excessively long, which may lead users to approach the firework too early while it is still active, increasing the risk of being struck by pyrotechnic effects. Additionally, the sound pressure level is too high. Consequently, it can cause damage to hearing. The firework may also burst or eject burning material outside the designated safety distance of 8 m or below a height of 3 m, potentially hitting and injuring users. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pyrotechnics Directive nor with the European standard EN 15947.
Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 29/11/2024Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 29/11/2024Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: 29/11/2024
Description: Firework, 100 shots compound of category F2.
Notifying Country: The Netherlands
Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
