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Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters

16 CFR Part 1212

16 CFR Part 1212 is Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose 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 1212 — Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters", supported by testing from a laboratory CPSC has accepted for this rule. The eCFR records this part as last amended on 2017-03-07.

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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 1212 — Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters

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Scope, from the regulation

This part 1212, a consumer product safety standard, prescribes requirements for multi-purpose lighters. These requirements are intended to make the multi-purpose lighters subject to the standard's provisions resistant to successful operation by children younger than 5 years of age. This standard applies to all multi-purpose lighters, as defined in § 1212.2, that are manufactured in the United States, or imported, on or after December 22, 2000. § 1212.2 Definitions. As used in this part 1212: (a)(1) Multi-purpose lighter, (also known as grill lighter, fireplace lighter, utility lighter, micro-torch, or gas match, etc.) means: A hand-held, flame-producing product that operates on fuel, incorporates an ignition mechanism, and is used by consumers to ignite items such as candles, fuel for fireplaces, charcoal or gas-fired grills, camp fires, camp stoves, lanterns, fuel-fired appliances or de

Quoted from 16 CFR Part 1212 on the eCFR, retrieved 2026-08-24 and last amended, per the eCFR, on 2017-03-07. The eCFR is the authoritative text; this page is a convenience copy.

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