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Zippo · Recalled
Zippo Recalls Candle Lighters Due to Burn Hazard
Lighters can produce an excessive flame when adjusted to maximum flame setting, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
- Units
- About 17,500
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $10
- Remedy
- Replace
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Affected
This recall involves the Zippo Slatkin & Co. candle lighters with date codes G09 or H09. The lighters are finished in high-polish chrome or white with a chrome nozzle. The lighter uses refillable butane fuel and measures 6.5 inches long and 1 inch wide. The date code is embossed on the black adjuster knob located on the end of the lighter (opposite to the nozzle). "Slatkin & Co." and "Zippo" are printed on the packaging. "Zippo" is also embossed on the product.
The file
- Sold at
- Bath & Body Works and White Barn Candle stores nationwide and online in November 2009 for about $10.
- Product type
- Multi-Purpose Lighters
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Zippo Manufacturing Company, of Bradford, Pa.
Incident log
None reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using this product and contact Zippo for information on returning the black adjuster knob and receiving a free replacement Zippo candle lighter.
For additional information, please contact Zippo at (800) 320-7490 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.Zippominimplrecall.com
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 JAN 27 2010; last revised JUL 13 2016.