CPSC, BIC Clarify Recall
CPSC recall 00502. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The recalled lighters are not equipped with the metal shield over the sparkwheel, whereas the child-resistant lighters have that shield.
CPSC recall 00502 has the recall date 19 Sep 2000. The notice names the firm BIC. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Lighters.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on . The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: .
More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | No injuries have been reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
| Description | The recall involves only BIC lighters without child-resistant technology illegally imported into the U.S. by Vaid Enterprises. They were not imported or sold by BIC Corporation. |
| Product | "BIC" brand lighters, Lighters |
| Manufacturer | BIC Corporation |
| Importer | Vaid Enterprises, of New Jersey |
| Made in | France |
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Remedy: What the manufacturer or the firm does about a recalled product. The agency record states the remedy of each recall.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 2000: 31,000
- CPSC recalls of 2000
- 191
- Recalls of 2000 with one of the same hazards
- 14%
- Recalls of 2000 in the category Lighters
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name BIC
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 7 Oct 1988 | Lighters Recalled By Bic |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 00502The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
- CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
- SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 00502. https://recallregister.com/product/2802-cpsc-bic-clarify-recall/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 29 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 00502 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
No injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
France
- How many CPSC recalls name BIC?
- 2 CPSC recalls on this register name BIC. This recall is 1 of them.