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Bultina Disposable Lighters Recalled By Paulshin International

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Name of Product:
Bultina disposable lighters, models 700LT and 701LT
Hazard:

The lighter may flare-up unexpectedly or may fail to extinguish when the control level is released.

Remedy:
Refund
Recall Date:
November 10, 1988
Units:

Approximately 400,000

Consumer Contact

Consumers may call Paulshin at 312-262-6300 for additional information about the recall.

Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON - Paulshin International, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois is voluntarily recalling approximately 400,000 disposable lighters in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The lighter may flare-up unexpectedly or may fail to extinguish when the control level is released. The models involved are 700LT and 701LT and were imported since 1987. Laboratory testing found that some of the lighters may have been mis-assembled during manufacturing. There has been one reported serious burn injury associated with this product.

These disposable lighters are 3-1/2 inches in length with transparent plastic bodies which are either red, green, clear, or yellow/orange in color. The silver colored metal windguards are labeled "Bultina” and “Korea". The lighters were sold either loose or blister packed under the name Red-Match.

Consumers are urged to immediately stop using the lighters and return them to the place of purchase for a refund. Consumers may call Paulshin at 312-262-6300 for additional information about the recall.

Remedy:

Consumers are urged to immediately stop using the lighters and return them to the place of purchase for a refund. 

Incidents/Injuries:

There has been one reported serious burn injury associated with this product.

Recall number:
88-094

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