CPSC Recall in 1999: CPSC & Penda New York Recall Cigarette Lighters

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 00-010a

Date: October 31, 1999

Product Name: Novelty and disposable cigarette lighters

Recall Description:

PRODUCT: Cigarette Lighters - Penda New York Inc., of New York, N.Y., is recalling about 22,300 novelty and disposable cigarette lighters. The novelty lighters are plastic and shaped as a "BMW" toy car with flashing lights and keychain, a "Coke" soda bottle, a "Budweiser" beer can with flashing lights, a fire extinguisher, and a telephone pager with flashing lights belt clip. The disposable lighters are silver-colored metal and are relatively flat, measuring 2.75 inches long, 1 inch wide and .25 inch thick. A "MADE IN CHINA" label is on each lighter. Small stores and souvenir shops in the New York and Miami areas sold the lighters from January 1999 through July 1999 for about $5. U.S. Customs alerted CPSC to this product hazard.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: Stop using these lighters immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information, call Penda New York Inc. collect at (212) 889-6740 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

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:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 22,300

Incidents:

None reported.

Sold At:

Small stores and souvenir shops in the New York and Miami areas sold the lighters from January 1999 through July 1999 for about $5.

Manufactured In:

China