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Product Recall Number: 04-019

Why was Fish-Shaped Cigarette Lighters recalled?

The lighters lack the required child resistant mechanisms and can expose children to fire hazards.

Fish-Shaped Cigarette Lighters
Here's product recall specific data for Fish-Shaped Cigarette Lighters.

  • Product Recall Number: 04-019

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2003-10-28

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Fish-Shaped Cigarette Lighters

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), The Sarut Group d/b/a as City Limit of New York, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling 3,100 Fish-Shaped Cigarette Lighters. The lighters lack the required child resistant mechanisms and can expose children to fire hazards.Name of product: Fish-Shaped Cigarette LightersUnits: 3,100Manufacturer: The Sarut Group d/b/a, as City Limit, of New York, N.Y.Hazard: The lighters lack the required child resistant mechanisms and can expose children to fire hazards.Incidents/Injuries: None.Description: These novelty cigarette lighters have a metallic colored plastic body and are shaped to resemble a fish and come in a variety of 18 different colors. Colored designs are painted on the body of the fish. The lighters contain a black lighter insert which can be pulled out of the body of the fish. The inserts have a white colored fish skeleton painted on the side.Sold at: The lighters were sold through internet sales and distribution to retail firms from 2002 to 2003.Manufactured in: FranceRemedy: Return the lighters to the retail firm or Sarut Group for a full refund and a discount coupon on your next purchase.Consumer Contact: Beverly Olivier Customer Service Representative at the Sarut Group at (800) 345-6404 between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. E.T. Monday through Friday.Firm's Media Contact: Beverly Olivier at (800) 345-6404.

  • Hazard Description: The lighters lack the required child resistant mechanisms and can expose children to fire hazards.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: 3100

  • Incidents: None reported.

  • Remedy: Return the lighters to the retail firm or Sarut Group for a full refund and a discount coupon on your next purchase.

  • Sold At: The lighters were sold through internet sales and distribution to retail firms from 2002 to 2003.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: The Sarut Group d/b/a, as City Limit, of New York, N.Y.

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: France

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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