FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 1, 1999
Release # 00-010a
Company Phone Number: (212) 889-6740 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
CPSC & Penda New York Recall Cigarette Lighters
PRODUCT: Cigarette Lighters - Penda New York Inc., of New York, N.Y.,
is recalling about 22,300 novelty and disposable cigarette lighters. 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. Small
stores and souvenir shops in the New York and Miami areas sold the
lighters from January 1999 through July 1999 for about $5. U.S. Customs
alerted CPSC to this product hazard.
PROBLEM: 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.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: None reported.
WHAT 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.
