CPSCRecalled Apr 17, 2001 · #01124
CPSC, Gladstrong Investments USA Announce Recall of Disposable Lighters
Hazard
The lighters' child-resistant mechanisms are frequently ineffective. Young children are able to operate the lighters, posing a fire hazard.
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Get started, freeDescription
The recalled lighters have their brand name, "BODA-BING," "GIL," "HAPPY," or "WAX" stamped on both sides of their metal tops. The UPC bar code on the lighters' labels is "0-80692-99930-1," "0-295114-0" or starts with "7-55998." Writing on these lighters includes "MADE IN CHINA." The lighters were sold in various colors.
Product details
- Product
- Gladstrong disposable lighters
- Type
- Lighters
- Manufacturer
- Not specified
- Model numbers
- —
- UPCs
- 080692999301
- Sold at
- Convenience, drug and discount stores nationwide sold these lighters, from January 1998 through February 2001, for about $1.
- Made in
- China
What you should do
Consumers should stop using these lighters immediately and return them to the store where purchased, for a refund.