News From CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, D.C. 20207
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2006
Release #06-DRAFT
Speedway's Recall Hotline (800)643-1948
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800)638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301)504-7908
CPSC, Speedway SuperAmerica LLC Announces Recall of "Speedway" Cigarette
Lighters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation
with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following
consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately
unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled
products, see CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)
Name of Product Units:
"Speedway" Cigarette Lighters
Importer:
About 500,000
Retailer:
Golden Star Group, of Walnut, California
Hazard:
The flame can flare up or the lighter can catch fire when ignited, posing risks of unexpected fires and burn injuries.
Incidents/Injuries:Speedway SuperAmerica LLC has received six reports of incidents involving flare-ups on these lighters. Burn injuries to the head, hair, face and hand have been reported.
Description:
The affected lighters have the Speedway logo on the front, "Acculite" embossed on only one side of the silver metal windscreen, and the warning information on the back is only in black type (no red type).
Sold at:
Speedway, SuperAmerica and Rich convenience stores from July 2005 through October 5, 2005 for about 99 cents each.
Manufactured in:China
Remedy:
Consumers should stop using these lighters immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund.
Consumer Contact:
For more information, contact a Speedway representative at (800)643-1948 between 8:30am and 5:30pm EST, Monday through Friday, or go to the firm's website at
www.speedway.com.
Media Contact:
Linda Casey, (419)421-3262; or Angelia Graves, (419)421-2703.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of
serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under
the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer
product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is
committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety
of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and
household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the
rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800)638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800)638-8270 or visit CPSC's Web site at
www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
