The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·24111·Announced 2024-02-08

VPR Brands Disposable Lighters Recalled for Missing Child Safety Feature

VPR Brands is recalling about 62,200 disposable lighters (Slim Soft and Slim Jet models) sold between September 2022 and November 2023 because they lack child-resistant mechanisms required by federal regulation, posing fire and burn hazards to young children under 5.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is a risk-of-harm product where young children could ignite the lighters and suffer fire and burn injuries, but no illnesses or injuries have been reported. The hazard is real and documented (failure to meet federal child-resistance standards), placing it in the High category per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

VPR Brands, of Sunrise, Florida, is recalling Slim Soft and Slim Jet disposable lighters. The lighters do not have child-resistant mechanisms and were not tested to meet federal regulatory requirements for child resistance. Young children under 5 years old could ignite the lighters, posing fire and burn hazards.

Approximately 62,200 lighters were sold through small independent stores nationwide and online at vprbrands.com from September 2022 through November 2023 for about $18 per unit. The recalled lighters are 3.5 inches by 1 inch in size, have "DISSIM" imprinted on one side, and are available in black, blue, clear, gray, red, white, and yellow colors with a molded circular grip at the bottom.

No injuries have been reported. 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. Contact VPR Brands toll-free at 888-420-8858 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at [email protected], or visit https://vprbrands.com/contact-recall/ or https://vprbrands.com and click on "Recall" at the top of the page.

The recalled product

Product
Disposable Lighters
Manufacturer
VPR Brands, of Sunrise, Florida
Category
Consumer Product — Lighters / Fire Safety
Hazard
  • fire-hazard
  • burn-injury
  • child-safety-violation
Affected units
62,200

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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