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Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters

16 CFR Part 1210

16 CFR Part 1210 is Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters. To certify a product to it, 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires the rule to be stated separately on the certificate, written as "16 CFR Part 1210 — Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters", supported by testing from a laboratory CPSC has accepted for this rule. The eCFR records this part as last amended on 2018-12-03.

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16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires each applicable rule to be stated separately. Listing it like this satisfies the form of the requirement:

16 CFR Part 1210 — Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters

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Scope, from the regulation

This part 1210, a consumer product safety standard, prescribes requirements for disposable and novelty lighters. These requirements are intended to make the lighters subject to the standard's provisions resistant to successful operation by children younger than 5 years of age. This standard applies to all disposable and novelty lighters, as defined in § 1210.2, that are manufactured or imported after July 12, 1994. § 1210.2 Definitions. As used in this part 1210: (a) Cigarette lighter. See Lighter. (b) Disposable lighter —means a lighter that either is: (1) Not refillable with fuel or (2)(i) Its fuel is butane, isobutane, propane, or other liquified hydrocarbon, or a mixture containing any of these, whose vapor pressure at 75 °F (24 °C) exceeds a gage pressure of 15 psi (103 kPa), and (ii) It has a Customs Valuation or ex-factory price under $2.00, as adjusted every 5 years, to

Quoted from 16 CFR Part 1210 on the eCFR, retrieved 2026-08-24 and last amended, per the eCFR, on 2018-12-03. The eCFR is the authoritative text; this page is a convenience copy.

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