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[David]

Cat 2 and Cat 3, by law should be marked accordingly with BS7114 (ie the yellow panel saying "Garden Firework, fountain, complied with BS7114.. etc.) Sometimes this is printed on the label, in other cases (fireworks that are made and labelled for the international market) the label is stuck over a foreign "approved" label- which is totally legal and acceptable if the firework has been tested..

However, the concern is that some untested fireworks might have this simply printed on the box illegally, or even just stuck on. It would take a "white van man" about 10 minutes to mock up and glue on such labels.

As such, is there a directory of consumer fireworks that have been tested approved under BS7114?

IE, if I saw a firework Spacefralk Exploda, a 20 shot cake being sold with a BS7114 sticker on (or indeed, BS7114 information printed on the label,) would there be a way to cross reference and check if that firework had passed BS?

Edited by David, 16 May 2009 - 03:26 PM.

[Richard H]

Short of making enquiries with trading standards, you could check whether there is an entry for the item in the List Of Classified Explosives and Fireworks (LOCEF). Generally, if an importer has classified a consumer firework, they will have ensured it meets BS standards too! Clearly the unscrupulous white van man will have done neither.

[Firework Crazy]

There is a national database of explosives which was recently modified to hold a fireworks only section

It's called the LOCEF database

http://webcommunitie...?objectId=58736

[Arthur Brown]

But then you have to note that classification and BS approval is on the basis of drawings and lists supplied by the factory and checked to UK standard, then based on advance samples tested including packaging. You always hope that continued production is exactly the same.

In the USA there is a permanent battle between importers manufacturers and regulators, to ensure that production close to regulatory limit remains in the original class and category. A 500g cake can grow from 499 to 501g over time and can go up to another class and become unsaleable.