| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT: Nychelle Fleming |
| June 3, 1999 |
(301) 504-7063 |
| Release # 99-119 |
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CPSC, Firms Announce Recalls of Stairway Gates and Lighters
This press release consists of two recalls. Please choose the appropriate recall below.
- Stairway Gates - North States Industries Inc., of Minneapolis, Minn., is recalling about 3,200 stairway gates. The locking mechanism can release when the gate is shaken and the gate will no longer act as the barrier it is intended to be.
- Cigarette Lighters -C & H Trading, of Metairie, La., is voluntarily recalling about 40,000 disposable and novelty cigarette lighters. The lighters do not have any child-resistant mechanisms, as
required by federal law.
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