# CPSC, Arett Sales Corp. Announce Recall of Multi-Purpose Barbecue Lighters
> **CPSC recall** · 2005-02-10 · 05100 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 05100
- **Date:** 2005-02-10
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Multi-Purpose Barbecue Lighters

## Hazards

The lighters lack child-resistant mechanisms that meet federal safety standards. Young children could operate these lighters, which pose a fire hazard. Federal standards require multi-purpose lighters to have the same level of child-resistance as required in the safety standard for cigarette lighters. The child-resistant mechanism must operate safely, function for the expected life of the lighter, and not be easy to deactivate. The child-resistant mechanism also must automatically reset after ea

## Retailer(s)

Dollar stores nationwide sold the barbecue lighters from January 2001 through July 2004 for about $1.

## Importer(s)

Arett Sales Corporation (ASC), of Cherry Hill, N.J.

## Country of manufacture

China

## Description

Sold under the brand name "Kitchen Works," the recalled gas-fueled lighters have an orange or red plastic body, and a silver-colored metal nozzle. Each lighter measures 10¾ inches long.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2005/CPSC-Arett-Sales-Corp-Announce-Recall-of-Multi-Purpose-Barbecue-Lighters-)
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