Oliva Cigars Recalls Cigar Slim Lighters Due to Missing Child Safety Feature, Posing Burn and Fire Hazards; Violations of Federal Regulations for Cigarette Lighters

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This CPSC action (record #25012) was formally reported on October 17, 2024. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Wenzhou LingShuo Smoking Accessories Co. Ltd., of China is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 60,000 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The recalled lighters do not have child-resistant mechanisms and were not tested to the federal regulatory requirements for child resistance. Young children under 5 years of age could ignite the lighters, posing fire an… Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should immediately stop using and dispose of the recalled promotional cigar lighters. Oliva Cigars is contacting all known businesses and wholesalers who could have provided the promotional… — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 2 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.