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Style Asia Inc. Announce Recall of Cigarette Lighters

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10/30/03 at 7:20pm
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.


Name of product: Wristwatch Lighter and Cigarette-shaped Lighter

Units: Wristwatch lighter-3,000 Cigarette-shaped lighter- 5,000

Manufacturer: Style Asia, Inc. Moonachie, N.J. 07074

Hazard: The cigarette lighters do not have qualified child resistant mechanisms and pose a fire hazard to children.

Incidents/Injuries: None.

Description: The Wristwatch lighter is an actual digital wristwatch with a cigarette lighter incorporated into it. The Cigarette Shaped lighter is designed to resemble a filter tipped cigarette.

Sold at: The lighters were sold nationwide primarily through internet sales.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Return the lighters to Style Asia for a refund and discount coupon.

Consumer Contact: Call Style Asia toll free at (800) 522-7465 between 9 and 5 ET Monday through Friday.

Firm’s Media Contact: Dinesh Sadhwani, National Sales Manager, at (800) 522-7465.
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10/30/03 at 7:21pm
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The Sarut Group d/b/a City Limit Announce Recall of Fish-Shaped Cigarette Lighters
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.


Name of product:Fish-Shaped Cigarette Lighter

Units: 3,100

Manufacturer: The Sarut Group d/b/a as City Limit of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: The lighters lack the required child resistant mechanisms and can expose children to fire hazards.

Incidents/Injuries: None.

Description: These novelty cigarette lighters have a metallic colored plastic body and are shaped to resemble a fish and come in a variety of 18 different colors. Colored designs are painted on the body of the fish. The lighters contain a black lighter insert which can be pulled out of the body of the fish. The inserts have a white colored fish skeleton painted on the side.

Sold at:The lighters were sold through internet sales and distribution to retail firms from 2002 to 2003.

Manufactured in:France

Remedy:Return the lighters to the retail firm or Sarut Group for a full refund and a discount coupon on your next purchase.

Consumer Contact: Beverly Olivier Customer Service Representative at the Sarut Group at (800) 345-6404 between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. E.T. Monday through Friday.

Firm’s Media Contact: Beverly Olivier at (800) 345-6404.
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