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Snap Bangers safety warning over a burns risk
Product Safety Report for Snap Bangers presenting a high risk of burns.
Product image from the OPSS safety notice 
Check your product
Only products that match these details are covered. Have your pack in front of you.
3 identifiers listed for this notice.
Snap Bangers
- BarcodeThe long number printed under the barcode.
- 0 634041776763
- Batch codePrinted on the pack, often next to the date mark. It may start with L or LOT.
- S19-1
- Item or listing codeOn the box, the label, or the order page where you bought it.
- FKS01 (T8900)
What to do now
The hazard with Snap Bangers is heat: surfaces, steam or contents could burn the user.
- Stop using it and let it cool fully before you handle it.
- Put it where children cannot get to it.
- The marketplace has removed the listing. Contact the seller through your order history to ask for a refund.
- If you cannot reach the seller, Trading Standards can be told through Citizens Advice.
Why it matters. Burns from appliances and heating products are common, and children are the most likely to be hurt.
If someone has been hurt
Look out for
- for a burn: cool it under cool or lukewarm running water for 20 minutes and cover it loosely with cling film
Get help urgently
- large or deep burns, burns on the face, hands or genitals, or any burn on a child — go to A&E or call 999
This is general information based on NHS public guidance, not medical advice. In an emergency call 999. For urgent advice use NHS 111 (NHS 24 on 111 in Scotland) or, in Northern Ireland, your GP or out-of-hours service.
Getting your money back
Sellers on online marketplaces do not always run recalls themselves, so you may need to ask for your money back. The platform’s help pages explain its buyer protection scheme.
Citizens Advice (0808 223 1133), Advice Direct Scotland (0808 164 6000) and Consumerline (0300 123 6262) give free advice if you get stuck.
From the official notice
Published by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (2012-0010). Quoted as issued.
Summary
Product Safety Report for Snap Bangers presenting a high risk of burns.
The risk
The product does not meet the physical description of a throwdown or the construction criteria required by the relevant standard.
The product poses a high risk of burns should the discharge of the throwdown touch the skin if the product is mishandled, modified or misused.
The product also poses a risk of damage of hearing as the product exceeds safe noise emission limit
of 120dB.
The product does not meet the requirements of the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015.
Action taken
Withdrawal of the product from the market.
Advice to consumers
Withdrawal of the product from the market.
Additional information
PSD case number: 2012-0010
Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
Product description
Small cylindrical tubes of red paper with clay plugs at each end of the tube.
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Questions
Why has Snap Bangers been reported?
The hazard with Snap Bangers is heat: surfaces, steam or contents could burn the user. Burns from appliances and heating products are common, and children are the most likely to be hurt.
How do I know if my product is affected?
Compare the barcode, batch code and item or listing code on your product with the details listed under “Check your product” on this page. Only items that match are covered by the notice.
What should I do now?
Stop using it and let it cool fully before you handle it. Put it where children cannot get to it.
Can I get a refund or a repair?
Sellers on online marketplaces do not always run recalls themselves, so you may need to ask for your money back. The platform’s help pages explain its buyer protection scheme. Citizens Advice (0808 223 1133), Advice Direct Scotland (0808 164 6000) and Consumerline (0300 123 6262) give free advice if you get stuck.
