CPSC, Gladstrong Investments USA Announce Recall of Disposable Lighters

Recalled April 17, 2001 · CPSC recall 01124 · Gladstrong Investments

Hazard

The lighters' child-resistant mechanisms are frequently ineffective. Young children are able to operate the lighters, posing a fire hazard.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using these lighters immediately and return them to the store where purchased, for a refund.

Units

About 13 million

Incidents / injuries

CPSC and Gladstrong Investments have received a report of a 4-year-old girl who died after starting a fire with a Gladstrong Investments lighter and then hid in a closet. The fire caused an estimated $72,000 in damages. In another incident, two brothers, a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old, reportedly ignited clothing and paper inside a car, while playing with one of these lighters, causing about $1,500 in damages. They were not injured.

Description

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.

What to do

Consumers should stop using these lighters immediately and return them to the store where purchased, for a refund.

Contact

For more information, call Gladstrong at (877) 666-0664 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.

Product

Gladstrong disposable lighters

Imported by

Gladstrong Investments USA, of Hacienda Heights, Calif.

Retailers

Convenience, drug and discount stores nationwide sold these lighters, from January 1998 through February 2001, for about $1.

Made in

China

UPC

080692999301

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →