# CPSC, Gladstrong Investments USA Announce Recall of Disposable Lighters
> **CPSC recall** · 2001-04-17 · 01124 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 01124
- **Date:** 2001-04-17
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Gladstrong disposable lighters

## Hazards

The lighters' child-resistant mechanisms are frequently ineffective. Young children are able to operate the lighters, posing a fire hazard.

## Retailer(s)

Convenience, drug and discount stores nationwide sold these lighters, from January 1998 through February 2001, for about $1.

## Importer(s)

Gladstrong Investments USA, of Hacienda Heights, Calif.

## Country of manufacture

China

## 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.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2001/CPSC-Gladstrong-Investments-USA-Announce-Recall-of-Disposable-Lighters1)
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