Product Recall Number: 88-094

Product Recall Number: 88-094

Product Safety Warning Number:

Date: 1988-11-09

Product Safety Warning Date:

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

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.

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

Consumer Action: None Listed

Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

Remedy Type: Refund

Units: Approximately 400,000

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

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

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