EN 1860-3:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2023
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 1860-3:2004
SIST EN 1860-3:2004/A1:2006
Naprave, trdna goriva in naprave za vžiganje žara - 3. del: Vžigalniki za vžiganje
trdnih goriv v žaru in uporaba žara - Zahteve in preskusne metode
Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecuing - Part 3: Firelighters for igniting
solid fuels for use in barbecues and grill applications - Requirements and test
Geräte, feste Brennstoffe und Anzündhilfen zum Grillen - Teil 3: Anzündhilfen zum
Befeuern fester Brennstoffe für den Einsatz in Grillen und bei Grillanwendungen -
Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Appareils, combustibles solides et allume-feu pour la cuisson au barbecue - Partie 3 :
Allume-feu pour l’allumage des combustibles solides dans les appareils de cuisson au
barbecue et au gril - Exigences et méthodes d’essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1860-3:2023
ICS:
75.160.10 Trda goriva Solid fuels
97.040.20 Štedilniki, delovni pulti, Cooking ranges, working
pečice in podobni aparati tables, ovens and similar
appliances
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 1860-3
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 75.160.10 Supersedes EN 1860-3:2003
English Version
Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecuing -
Part 3: Firelighters for igniting solid fuels for use in
barbecues and grill applications - Requirements and test
methods
Appareils, combustibles solides et allume-feu pour la Geräte, feste Brennstoffe und Anzündhilfen zum Grillen
cuisson au barbecue - Partie 3 : Allume-feu pour - Teil 3: Anzündhilfen zum Befeuern fester Brennstoffe
l'allumage des combustibles solides dans les appareils für den Einsatz in Grillen und bei Grillanwendungen -
de cuisson au barbecue et au gril - Exigences et Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
méthodes d'essai
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 May 2023.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Requirements . 7
4.1 Safety . 7
4.1.1 General. 7
4.1.2 Firelighter composition . 7
4.1.3 Flashpoint of liquid, thickened liquid and gel firelighters . 7
4.1.4 Viscosity of thickened liquid or gel firelighters . 7
4.1.5 Stability of the mixture of thickened liquid or gel firelighters . 7
4.2 Performance . 8
4.2.1 Burning characteristics . 8
4.2.2 Safety in use . 8
4.3 Consumer packaging . 8
4.3.1 General. 8
4.3.2 Solid firelighters . 8
4.3.3 Liquid, thickened liquid or gel firelighters. 8
5 Marking and instructions for use . 9
6 Test report . 9
Annex A (normative) Test method for safety in use of firelighters . 10
A.1 Purpose . 10
A.2 Test apparatus . 10
A.3 Test barbecue charcoal . 10
A.4 Test procedure . 10
A.4.1 Test procedure to assess the ignition behaviour of the firelighter . 10
A.4.2 Test procedure to assess the combustion behaviour of the firelighter . 11
A.4.3 Test procedure to assess the behaviour of the firelighter when applied to a naked
flame . 11
Annex B (normative) Test method for the determination of the burning characteristics of a
firelighter . 12
B.1 Purpose . 12
B.2 Test apparatus . 12
B.3 Test procedure . 12
B.3.1 Test procedure for solid firelighters . 12
B.3.2 Test procedure for liquid, thickened liquid or gel firelighters . 12
B.4 Results . 13
Annex C (normative) Test method for the evaluation of the consumer package for solid
firelighters . 14
C.1 Purpose . 14
C.2 Procedure . 14
C.3 Results . 14
Annex D (normative) Test methods for the evaluation of the consumer package for liquid,
thickened liquid and gel firelighters . 15
D.1 Purpose . 15
D.2 Procedures . 15
D.2.1 Test sample . 15
D.2.2 Drop test . 15
D.2.3 Child resistant closure . 15
D.2.4 Dosing device test . 15
D.2.5 Leakage test . 16
D.2.6 Number of tests . 16
D.3 Results . 16
Bibliography . 17
European foreword
This document (EN 1860-3:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 281 “Appliances,
solid fuels and firelighters for barbecuing”, the secretariat of which is held by UNE.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2023, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by June 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 1860-3:2003 and EN 1860-3:2003/A1:2006.
EN 1860-3:2003/A1:2006:
a) the Introduction has been removed;
b) Clause 1, Scope, has been updated – the second and the third paragraphs have been added;
c) Clause 2, Normative references, has been updated;
d) Clause 3, Terms and definitions, has been revised and new terms were added;
e) Subclause 4.1, Safety, has been revised and the performance requirement on ignition time has been
removed;
f) Clause 5, Marking and instructions for use, has been revised;
g) Annex C, Method of test for ignition performance of a firelighter, has been removed;
h) the Bibliography has been updated.
A list of all parts in the EN 1860 series, published under the general title Appliances, solid fuels and
firelighters for barbecuing, can be found on the CEN website.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies the safety, performance, consumer packaging and marking requirements
including the test methods for firelighters used to light solid fuels in barbecue and grill appliances.
This document covers firelighters supplied as either solid, liquid, thickened liquid or gel formulations.
However, the use of highly flammable liquids (except in stabilized formulations) is specifically excluded
from the scope of this document as their use as barbecue firelighters is regarded as highly dangerous.
This document is intended to reduce the risks which may occur during and through barbecuing with solid
fuels.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 1860-2:2023, Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecuing — Part 2: Barbecue charcoal and
barbecue charcoal briquettes — Requirements and test methods
EN 15408, Solid recovered fuels — Methods for the determination of sulphur (S), chlorine (Cl), fluorine (F)
and bromine (Br) content
EN 16181, Soil, treated biowaste and sludge — Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
by gas chromatography (GC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
EN ISO 1516, Determination of flash/no flash — Closed cup equilibrium method (ISO 1516)
EN ISO 1523, Determination of flash point — Closed cup equilibrium method (ISO 1523)
EN ISO 2555, Plastics — Resins in the liquid state or as emulsions or dispersions — Determination of
apparent viscosity using a single cylinder type rotational viscometer method (ISO 2555)
EN ISO 2719, Determination of flash point — Pensky-Martens closed cup method (ISO 2719)
EN ISO 3104, Petroleum products — Transparent and opaque liquids — Determination of kinematic
viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity (ISO 3104)
EN ISO 3219-2, Rheology — Part 2: General principles of rotational and oscillatory rheometry (ISO 3219-2)
EN ISO 3679, Determination of flash point — Method for flash no-flash and flash point by small scale closed
cup tester (ISO 3679)
EN ISO 8317, Child-resistant packaging — Requirements and testing procedures for reclosable packages
(ISO 8317)
EN ISO 12058-1, Plastics — Determination of viscosity using a falling-ball viscometer — Part 1: Inclined-
tube method (ISO 12058-1)
EN ISO 13736, Determination of flash point — Abel closed-cup method (ISO 13736)
EN ISO 14596, Petroleum products — Determination of sulfur content — Wavelength-dispersive X-ray
fluorescence spectrometry (ISO 14596)
EN ISO 16994, Solid biofuels — Determination of total content of sulfur and chlorine (ISO 16994)
ISO 3105, Glass capillary kinematic viscometers — Specifications and operating instructions
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
solid firelighter
solid substance or preparation to be used to ignite solid barbecue fuels in barbecue and grill appliances,
which is readily ignitable by the application of a naked flame
3.2
liquid firelighter
liquid substance or preparation to be used to ignite solid barbecue fuel used in barbecue and grill
appliances when supported on a solid substrate, which is readily ignitable by the application of a naked
flame
3.3
thickened liquid firelighter
thickened liquid substance or preparation to be used to ignite solid barbecue fuel used in barbecue and
grill appliances when supported on a solid substrate, which is readily ignitable by the application of a
naked flame
3.4
gel firelighter
gel substance or preparation to be used to ignite solid barbecue fuel used in barbecue and grill appliances
when supported on a solid substrate, which is readily ignitable by the application of a naked flame
3.5
barbecue fuel
barbecue charcoal, barbecue charcoal briquettes and other briquetted solid fuels
3.6
barbecue charcoal
solid remainder of carbonization of wood or other vegetable matter that does not spit or spark
abnormally when burning and has not been artificially chemically treated or artificially chemically
prepared whereby the main constituent is carbon and the ash content is minimal
[SOURCE: EN 1860-2:2023, 3.1]
3.7
barbecue charcoal briquette
compressed barbecue charcoal particles with a food-compatible binder or without a binder
[SOURCE: EN 1860-2:2023, 3.4]
3.8
other briquetted solid fuels
other forms of wood and vegetable matter that can be burnt to release energy and that have not been
artificially chemically treated or artificially chemically prepared, providing heat and light through the
process of combustion
3.9
consumer package
consumer packaging
individual unit, as purchased by the consumer at a retail store containing the firelighter product
4 Requirements
4.1 Safety
4.1.1 General
Application of this subclause presupposes awareness of applicable legal requirements.
4.1.2 Firelighter composition
Firelighters shall not contain any substance or preparation classified as persistent, bioaccumulative or
toxic (PBT-substances). Firelighters shall not contain any substance or preparation classified very
persistent
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