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Roburn multi-purpose lighters, fuel

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 5, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Aug 5, 2014the latest report was made
  • Aug 5, 2014the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Roburn
Maker
Roburn Company LtdMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Multi-purpose lighters, fuelIncluding micro-torchesCPSC’s product type: Fuel Multi-purpose Lighters, Incl. Micro-torches (code 1688), in Fuel, Lighters and Fireworks: Lighters & Matches

By month

1 report from September 2013 to August 2014; the most in August 2014, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
August 20141

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Aug 5, 2014, sent to the company Aug 14, 2014, published by CPSC Aug 28, 2014

    The product, in the report: micro torch - for flaming the top of creme brulee etc

    We have a Micro Torch by Roburn version MT 770 -

    twice it has fallen out of our cabinet, upon landing it was on! it burned the floor before I could get it turned off. the isn’t good. if it fell over when we weren’t here, the kitchen could have burned down, or the whole house

    Model
    MT 770
    Serial number
    none found
    Bought from
    william sonoma?
    Bought
    Sep 1, 2004
    Where
    San Mateo, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Roburn, made or sold by Roburn Company Ltd
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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