CPSC and Paik International Announce Cigarette Lighter
Recall
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Paik International, of
Flushing, N.Y., is recalling approximately 500,000
disposable butane cigarette lighters that do not comply with
CPSC safety standards. The lighters do not have safety
devices that prevent young children from igniting the
lighters.
CPSC and Paik International are not aware of any
injuries involving these cigarette lighters. This recall is
being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.
The non-refillable disposable cigarette lighters have
red, yellow, green, blue, or purple plastic bodies. A paper
label on the lighter reads, "CAUTION...MADE IN CHINA."
Convenience and retail stores in New York sold these
cigarette lighters from June 1995 to April 1996 for less
than $1 each.
Consumers should stop using the cigarette lighters
immediately and return them to the store where purchased for
a full refund. For more information, consumers should call
Paik International at (212) 545-1667.
CPSC's standard for child-resistant lighters, which
went into effect on July 12, 1994, is intended to reduce the
150 deaths, 1,000 injuries, and more than 5,000 residential
fires caused annually by children under the age of five
playing with lighters.
CPSC learned of this problem during joint surveillance
with the U.S. Customs Service.