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Penda New York · Recalled
CPSC & Penda New York Recall Cigarette Lighters
The lighters do not have any child-resistant mechanisms, as required by federal law. Young children could ignite the lighters, presenting fire and burn hazards.
- Units
- About 22,300
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $5
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The novelty lighters are plastic and shaped as a "BMW" toy car with flashing lights and keychain, a "Coke" soda bottle, a "Budweiser" beer can with flashing lights, a fire extinguisher, and a telephone pager with flashing lights belt clip. The disposable lighters are silver-colored metal and are relatively flat, measuring 2.75 inches long, 1 inch wide and .25 inch thick. A "MADE IN CHINA" label is on each lighter.
The file
- Sold at
- Small stores and souvenir shops in the New York and Miami areas sold the lighters, from January 1999 through July 1999, for about $5.
- Product type
- Lighters
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Penda New York Inc., of New York, N.Y.
Incident log
None reported.
What the notice says to do
Stop using these lighters immediately and return them to the store where purchased, for a full refund.
For more information, call Penda New York Inc. collect at (212) 889-6740 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.