CPSC, Gladstrong Investments USA Announce Recall of Disposable Lighters
CPSC recall 01124. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The lighters' child-resistant mechanisms are frequently ineffective. Young children are able to operate the lighters, posing a fire hazard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using these lighters immediately and return them to the store where purchased, for a refund.
CPSC recall 01124 has the recall date 17 Apr 2001. The notice names the firm Gladstrong Investments. The recall has about 13,000,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2001 has 22,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fire. CPSC gives the product type Lighters.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | CPSC and Gladstrong Investments have received a report of a 4-year-old girl who died after starting a fire with a Gladstrong Investments lighter and then hid in a closet. The fire caused an estimated $72,000 in damages. In another incident, two brothers, a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old, reportedly ignited clothing and paper inside a car, while playing with one of these lighters, causing about $1,500 in damages. They were not injured. |
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| Units | 13,000,000 |
| Description | The recalled lighters have their brand name, "BODA-BING," "GIL," "HAPPY," or "WAX" stamped on both sides of their metal tops. The UPC bar code on the lighters' labels is "0-80692-99930-1," "0-295114-0" or starts with "7-55998." Writing on these lighters includes "MADE IN CHINA." The lighters were sold in various colors. |
| Product | Gladstrong disposable lighters, About 13 million, Lighters |
| Sold at | Convenience, drug and discount stores nationwide sold these lighters, from January 1998 through February 2001, for about $1. |
| Importer | Gladstrong Investments USA |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 13,000,000Median of 2001: 22,500
- CPSC recalls of 2001
- 245
- Recalls of 2001 with one of the same hazards
- 27%
- Recalls of 2001 in the category Lighters
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Gladstrong Investments
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 01124The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 01124. https://recallregister.com/product/690-cpsc-gladstrong-investments-usa-announce-recall-of-disposable-lighters/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 01124 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC and Gladstrong Investments have received a report of a 4-year-old girl who died after starting a fire with a Gladstrong Investments lighter and then hid in a closet. The fire caused an estimated $72,000 in damages. In another incident, two brothers, a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old, reportedly ignited clothing and paper inside a car, while playing with one of these lighters, causing about $1,500 in damages. They were not injured.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Convenience, drug and discount stores nationwide sold these lighters, from January 1998 through February 2001, for about $1.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 01124?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 13 million
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China