Halpern Import Co. · Recalled
CPSC, Halpern Import Co. Announce Recall of Cigarette Lighters
These lighters can burn with a high flame and can fail to extinguish, presenting fire and burn hazards.
- Units
- About 350,000
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $1
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The disposable cigarette lighters being recalled are oval-tube-shaped. "TURBO 2000" is printed on the body of the lighter. The lighters have a green, red, blue, black, or yellow body and a metal top. A label on the lighter reads "CHILD-RESISTANT DISPOSABLE LIGHTER," "KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN," and "MADE IN CHINA." UPC number 0 80692 05010 1 is printed on the back of the lighters.
The file
- Sold at
- Tobacco and thrift stores nationwide sold these lighters, from June 1999 through May 2000, for about $1.
- Product type
- Lighters
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Halpern Import Co. Inc., of Atlanta, Ga.
Incident log
CPSC and Halpern Import Co. have received one report of a woman who received second degree burns on her chest when the lighter failed to extinguish and ignited her clothing.
What the notice says to do
Consumers immediately should stop using these lighters and return them to the store where purchased, for a refund.
For more information, consumers should call Halpern Import Co. at (800) 624-5280 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.
Notice first dated SEP 28 2000; last revised AUG 24 2026.