FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 3, 1999
Release # 99-119b
Company Phone Number: (504) 456-9251 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063
Lighters Recalled by C & H Trading
PRODUCT: Cigarette Lighters - C & H Trading, of Metairie, La., is
voluntarily recalling about 40,000 disposable and novelty cigarette
lighters. The recalled disposable lighters are metal with a rubber
coating, which is red, blue, silver, chrome or black in color. The
recalled novelty lighters are shaped as cars, grenades, elephants,
alligators, motorcycles, guns or telephones. The cars are metal and
plastic and are red or green in color. The telephones are plastic and
are black in color. The other novelty lighters are bronze-colored metal.
The lighters were made in China. There is no labeling on the lighters.
Small retail stores in Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada,
Texas and Washington sold the lighters from October 1998 through March
1999 for about $1 to $3. A November 1998 C &H trade show in Louisiana
also sold the lighters.
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: Consumers should stop using these lighters immediately and
return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. Consumers
who bought the lighters at the trade show can obtain a refund directly
through the company. For instructions on returning the lighters to the
company for the refund or for more information, consumers should call C
& H Trading collect at (504) 456-9251 between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT
Monday through Friday.
