CPSC, Micro-Mark Announce Recall of Butane Micro Torch Lighters
Home product recall 02-519. Announced by CPSC on Jan 31, 2002.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 31, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 260 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The lighters do not have a child-resistant mechanism, as required by federal law. Young children could ignite the lighters, presenting fire and burn hazards.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these lighters immediately and call the firm to get a full refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact Micro-Mark toll free at (888) 263-7076 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled lighters are black with a chrome finished flame guard and a red gas control lever on the top. They are about six inches high and 1 3/8” in diameter and “TAIWAN” is imprinted on the chrome metal bottom. A half-inch metal screw facing back serves as an ignition button.
About 260 units, as CPSC gives them.
Rekrow Butane Micro Torch Lighter.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Micro-Mark, Berkeley Heights, N. J.
- The lighters were sold nationwide from December 2000 to May 2001.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
None reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.