EN 15494 Candles - Product Safety Labels Specification

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EN 15494 Candles - Product Safety Labels Specification

EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of EN 15494 standard. This standard specifies safety information for lighting indoor candles and contains requirements for how safety information should be displayed.

EN 15494 Candles - Product Safety Labels Specification

Candles have accompanied humanity for over 2000 years, serving first and foremost as a source of light. Closely linked to the candle's development history are efforts to improve the quality of the wax and its safety in use.

Controversies in the past and present about possible self-generated, harmful emissions and fires caused by unsafe candles or improper use during the burning of candles have caused consumers to be concerned about these issues. Most fire damage caused by candles can result from improper use by the consumer.

The risk of fire from improper use of the candle can be minimized with appropriate safety information for the consumer. This information will be easy and non-verbally understandable.

This document supersedes EN 15494:2007. EN 15494:2019 includes the following important technical changes in relation to EN 15494:2007:

  • Terms and definitions added;
  • The purpose and placement of product safety labels are described in much more detail;
  • some of the supplemental safety information has been changed to make it more understandable to the consumer and additional supplemental safety information is provided;
  • Based on a risk assessment, it is clearly assigned which additional safety information is mandatory or appropriate for which type of wax;
  • The minimum height of additional safety symbols is fixed;
  • Candle options with limited space for the label are introduced;
  • Removed the option to provide safety information with an instruction leaflet;
  • Improved and completed product safety label layout examples for candle fire safety.

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