Press release - 26 March 2007

Child resistant lighters to be in shops from 11th March

March 11th is the date when manufacturers will have to supply retailers with child resistant lighters in the first of a raft of legislation that will impact on the tobacco market during 2007.

The European Commission (EC) recently introduced a ban on non-child resistant lighters, although distributors and retailers will have until March 2008 to allow for the sell-through of non-compliant stock.

EC rules mean lighters will have a more complex ignition process to make it more difficult for children aged less than 4.5 years to use them.

Source: IRN Talking Shop 26th February 2007