Recall Category: Kids Recalls
Recall Date: 2001-04-17T00:00:00
Product: Gladstrong disposable lighters
Company: Convenience, drug and discount stores nationwide sold these lighters, from January 1998 through February 2001, for about $1.
Hazard: The lighters' child-resistant mechanisms are frequently ineffective. Young children are able to operate the lighters, posing a fire hazard.
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.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using these lighters immediately and return them to the store where purchased, for a refund.
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.
Recall Number: 01124
Product Type: Other Children’s Product
Hazard Type: Burn / Fire Hazard