VPR Brands 2024-02-08 Home serious CPSC
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Disposable Lighters Recall
Issued February 8, 2024 · VPR Brands · 62,200 units affected
In February 2024, VPR Brands recalled the Disposable Lighters, a serious home recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The lighters do not have child-resistant mechanisms and were not tested to the federal regulatory requirements for child resistance. Young children under 5 years old could ignite the lighters, posing fire and burn hazards.
What you should do
- 1 Stop using Disposable Lighters right away.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact VPR Brands to arrange your refund. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Refund): Consumers should stop using the recalled lighters immediately and contact VPR Brands for instructions on how to destroy the device and submit proof of destruction to receive a full refund.
Recall details
- Brand
- VPR Brands
- Category
- Home
- Recall date
- February 8, 2024
- Units affected
- 62,200
- Sold at
- Small independent stores nationwide and online at vprbrands.com from September 2022 through November 2023 for about $18.
- Recall number
- CPSC-24111
- Made in
- China
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- VPR Brands has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 138 Home recalls in our database.
- 62,200 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 2,106 US households.
- This is the 20th Home recall we've logged in 2024.