FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 23, 1998
Release # 99-041
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Company Phone Number: (212) 244-1692
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Mark Ross, (301) 504-7076
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CPSC, American Hua Mao Enterprises Announce Recall of
Cigarette Lighters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), American Hua Mao
Enterprises, of New York, N.Y., is recalling about 139,000
cigarette lighters. These cigarette lighters, which operate
with push-button electronic ignition mechanisms to produce
the flame, have child-resistant mechanisms that do not work.
Young children could ignite the lighters.
CPSC and American Hua Mao Enterprises are not aware of
any injuries involving these lighters. This recall is being
conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
These lighters are refillable, gas fueled piezoelectric
catalytic lighter and are equipped with a non-functioning
child resistant feature, a lever that slides horizontally
under the ignition mechanism. Once the lever under the
ignition switch is moved over to allow ignition, it stays in
that position until manually reset. The lighters are
advertised as Windproof #L2 and #L3 models. The #L2 are
two-colored, ceramic-coated metal, oval-shaped lighters with
round edges. The #L3 are copper-colored and have a horse
molded on the body of the lighter. Both models were sold in
black leather-like cases with the model number imprinted on
it. They have a stick-on-label reading "MADE IN CHINA."
Small retail stores and souvenir shops in New York and
Maryland sold these lighters from March 1997 through
November 1998 for about $4 to $6.
Consumers should immediately stop using these cigarette
lighters and return them to the store where they were
purchased for a refund. For more information, call American
Hua Mao Enterprises at (212) 244-1692 between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m. EST Monday through Friday. Consumers outside the New
York City area can call collect.
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