Fabric used in these costumes can ignite readily and presents a serious risk of burn injuries in violation of the Federal Flammable Fabrics Act. DFS Group Ltd. DFS Group Ltd., of San Francisco, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 65,000 cigarette lighters packaged in souvenir sets with ashtrays, pencils or pens. The regulator's first stage spring can break causing restricted airflow, posing a drowning hazard to consumers. CPSC is organizing a nationwide campaign to discard hazardous consumer products such as old disposable lighters, frayed extension cords, and recalled products that could lead to a deadly fire. The lighters' child-resistant mechanisms are frequently ineffective.
Young children are able to operate the lighters, posing a fire hazard.
In settling the matter, Federated denies the CPSC's charges. CPSC sets national safety standards for children's sleepwear flammability to protect children from serious burn injuries if they come in contact with a small flame. The CPSC charges that the garments sold by Federated did not meet federal safety standards, putting children at risk of serious burns. The string can break and release the eggs, posing a choking hazard to young children. The civil penalty settles allegations that Tensor violated the Consumer Product Safety Act by failing to timely report defects with its 500-watt halogen light bulbs used in torchiere lamps.