Compliance Verification Project 2023-2024: Lighters Regulations
Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Report
Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Summary
The Consumer Product Safety Program (CPSP) administers and enforces the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) and its regulations.
The purpose of this Compliance Verification (CV) project was to verify industry's compliance of utility lighters with the requirements of the Lighters Regulations.
For this project, compliance of select utility lighters with the Lighters Regulations was determined through a sampling and testing process by which Health Canada inspectors visited establishments and sampled relevant products. Compliance with the requirements listed under the Regulations was then verified through testing at the Product Safety Laboratory.
Prior to initiating inspections, the CPSP carried out a market survey to determine the presence of utility lighters companies in Canada. Targets were then selected from that list of companies.
Over the course of the 2023-2024 fiscal year, flammability testing of 10 different products was carried out, where all 10 samples were imported products. The testing resulted in 1 recall and 2 commitments to address non-compliance. There were 7 instances in which no corrective action was required.
Results
Readers should consult the individual recall and safety notices, if applicable, for details of the products subject to this enforcement action.
| Brand | Product Name | Source of Sample | Country of Origin | Determination | Corrective Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernzomatic | Bernzomatic LTR200 Flexible Lighter | Worthington Industries | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| BIC | Multi-purpose Flex Wand Lighter | BIC | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Clipper | Minitube – pocket Multipurpose Electronic Lighter | Turning Point Brands Canada | China | Did not meet the flame height and sudden increase requirement | Commitment by Turning Point Brands Canada |
| D-Lite | Flexible Lighter | Dorfin | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Hauz Basics | BBQ Lighter Ignite Lite GL-51836 | HRS Global | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| King | Disposable Lighters – 2 pack | Coghlan's | China | Did not meet the sudden flame height increase requirement | Commitment by Coghlan's |
| Master Chef | Multi-Purpose Wand Lighter | Canadian Tire Corporation | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Scripto | EX-Squeeze Lighter | Elliott Sales Agency | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Turn Lite | 7 inch Lighter | Modern Housewares | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| X-Lite | Multi-purpose Lighter | X-Lite Corporation | China | Did not meet the flame height, sudden increase and afterburn requirements | Voluntary recall by X-Lite |
Disclaimer: Inspectors apply a systematic bias during the selection of establishments and samples. Inspectors do not select products randomly; instead, they select the ones that are more likely not to meet health and safety requirements due to observed characteristics. Due to this biased nature of sampling and the fact that sample sizes within CV projects are very small, Health Canada does not consider the findings of CV projects to reflect overall market compliance, unless otherwise stated. Note that these summary reports relate only to the product(s) actually tested and the specific criteria measured in this project. Testing by Health Canada does not represent approval or endorsement of the product(s).
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