The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·73042·Announced 1973-11-21

CPSC Warns of Fire Hazard from Rogers Disposable Butane Lighter

The CPSC warns consumers to immediately stop using Rogers Disposable Adjustable Butane Lighters due to a fire and burn hazard. No injuries have been reported.

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: The hazard is a fire and burn risk from a butane lighter with no reported injuries, matching the rubric criterion for High severity: risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a warning for the Rogers Disposable Adjustable Butane Lighter, also sold under the name Poppell lighters. The product was manufactured by Allied Products, a division of Consolidated Cigar Corporation.

The warning cites a fire and burn hazard associated with the use of this adjustable butane lighter. Consumers are advised to immediately discontinue use of the product.

The recall was published on November 21, 1973. No injuries have been reported in connection with this product. The source does not specify the number of units affected or provide remedy or consumer contact instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Poppell lighters
Manufacturer
Allied Products
Category
Consumer Product — Lighters
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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