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Product Recall Number: 99-123b

Why was Novelty lighters: shapes of telephone recorder, cell phone and Godzilla recalled?

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.

Novelty lighters: shapes of telephone recorder, cell phone and Godzilla
Here's product recall specific data for Novelty lighters: shapes of telephone recorder, cell phone and Godzilla.

  • Product Recall Number: 99-123b

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 1999-06-14

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Novelty lighters: shapes of telephone recorder, cell phone and Godzilla

  • Description: PRODUCT: Lighters - ZNY Enterprises Inc., of New York, N.Y., is recalling about 10,600 novelty and disposable cigarette lighters. The novelty lighters are shaped as a telephone pager, cell phone, and Godzilla. The disposable lighters are a "formal" design, which is a platinum-colored, gold-accented metal lighter. The lighters are refillable and each lighter has a sticker that reads, "MADE IN CHINA." Small retail and souvenir stores nationwide sold these lighters from January through April 1999 for about $2 to $6. 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 refund. For more information, call ZNY Enterprises Inc. collect at 917-373-4289 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday. Consumers outside the New York City area should call collect.

  • Hazard Description: 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.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 10,600

  • Incidents: None reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should stop using these lighters immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund.

  • Sold At: Small retail and souvenir stores nationwide sold these lighters from January through April 1999 for about $2 to $6.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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