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March 17, 2004Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Salton, Inc. Announce Recall of Timex Outdoor Appliance Timers
Hazard: The Timex timers have reverse polarity in the wiring, which allows current to flow to the attached appliance when the timer is turned off. Consumers can receive an electric shock.
February 27, 2004Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Bloomingdale's By Mail Announce Recall of Candleholders
Hazard: The candleholders can tip over, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
February 12, 2004Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Lamson & Sessions Inc. Announce Recall of Drop-In Floor Box
Hazard: The recalled floor boxes contain undersized wires and are wired with the polarity reversed. These problems present a risk of shock or electrocution and a possible fire hazard.
February 11, 2004Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Progress Lighting Announce Recall of Fluorescent Light Fixtures
Hazard: The lamp holders on the fluorescent lights can overheat, causing the fixture to melt or burn, presenting a fire hazard.
February 3, 2004Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Dorcy International Announce Recall of Fuji Batteries Sold with Dorcy Xenon Flashlights
Hazard: The batteries may overheat, leak, or rupture, presenting a potential for fire and injury.
January 21, 2004Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Browning Announce Recall of Flashlight Batteries
Hazard: The batteries can short out, causing the flashlight's canister to rupture and pose injury to the consumer.
December 31, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Mr. Christmas Inc. Announce Recall of Christmas Candleholders
Hazard: The candleholders do not allow for the safe burning of a candle, which poses a fire hazard to consumers.
December 24, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Wal-Mart Expand Recall of Candles With Flammable Paint
Hazard: Paint on the exterior surface of the candles could potentially sustain flame posing a potential fire hazard.
December 19, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Crate and Barrel Announce Recall of Hanukkah Menorah
Hazard: The acrylic base of the Hanukkah menorah can ignite if the candles are allowed to burn completely, creating a fire hazard.
December 18, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Guth Lighting Announce Recall of Lighting Fixtures
Hazard: The lamp can fall out of the lamp socket and strike somebody standing or walking beneath the light fixture, posing a laceration risk if the lamp breaks.
December 12, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Wal-Mart Announce Recall of Candles Because of Flammable Paint
Hazard: Paint on the exterior surface of the candles could potentially sustain flame, posing a potential fire hazard.
December 9, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Coldwater Creek and Cape Craftsman Announce Recalls of Candleholders
Hazard: Flames from the tealight candle can ignite the candleholder, posing a fire and burn hazard.
December 4, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. Announce Recall of Snow Play Candleholder
Hazard: Flames from the votive candle can set fire to the rope linking three "sledding" snowmen.
December 2, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, SCI Promotion Group LLC and Scripto-Tokai Corp. Announce Recall of Mini-Flashlights
Hazard: The mini-flashlight's battery compartment can overheat, presenting a possible burn hazard to consumers.
October 30, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Walgreen Co. Announce Recall of Pumpkin Tealight Candleholders
Hazard: The beads on the candleholders can ignite, posing a fire hazard.
October 30, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Michaels Stores, Inc. Announce Recall of Halloween Candleholders
Hazard: Because of the lack of ventilation in these ceramic candleholders, the tealights can flare up, posing a risk of burns to consumers.
October 23, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Pier 1 Imports Announce Recall of Footed Glass Floater Bowl Candleholder
Hazard: The base of the Footed Glass Floater Bowl candleholder can unexpectedly fall off and cause the glass bowl or base to break, and the broken glass can cause cuts.
October 2, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Pottery Barn Announce Recall to Issue Important Safety Warning for Halloween House Tealight Holders
Hazard: Using a plastic tealight in the turret may cause the tealight to flare up, presenting a fire hazard. Only metal tealight holders should be used.
September 25, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Lang Candles Ltd. Announce Recall of Melting Pot Gift Sets
Hazard: The melting pots can produce excessive flame and/or ignite, presenting a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
September 25, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, The Wenzel Co. Announce Recall of Eddie Bauer Propane Lanterns
Hazard: The lanterns could produce high levels of carbon monoxide (CO), posing a risk of CO poisoning to consumers if the lantern is used indoors.
June 19, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Homier Distributing Co. Announce Recall of Extension Cords, Portable Lights, and Fluorescent Work Lights
Hazard: The extension cords and lights have undersized wiring, are not properly polarized, have inadequate grounding, faulty electrical connections, and plastic handles that, once ignited, continue to burn and spread flames, posing a shock, electrocution, and fire hazard to consumers.
June 5, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Trisonic Announce Recall of Nightlights
Hazard: The nightlight poses a serious electrocution, electric shock, burn and fire hazard to consumers.
May 22, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Sea Gull Lighting Inc. Announce Recall of Ceiling Light Fixtures
Hazard: The wiring in the lights can short, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
May 8, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Wal-Mart Announce Recall of Fabric Lanterns
Hazard: The fabric is not flame retardant and can be ignited by the lantern's votive candle, posing a fire hazard.
May 8, 2003Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Amen Wardy Home Announce Recall of Multi-purpose Lighters Shaped Like Matchsticks
Hazard: The lighters lack child-resistant mechanisms that meet federal safety standards. Young children could operate these lighters, which poses a fire hazard.
December 24, 2002Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Atico International Announce Recall of Christmas Candles
Hazard: The wick is not properly set inside the tealight, which may cause the plastic holder to melt and pose a fire hazard to consumers.
December 19, 2002Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Montrose Wholesale Candies & Sundries Inc. Announce Recall of Illegally Imported Cigarette Lighters
Hazard: The lighters do not have child-resistant mechanisms, as required by federal law. Young children could ignite the lighters, presenting fire and burn hazards.
December 11, 2002Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Home Interiors and Gifts Announce Recall of Tea Lights
Hazard: Flames from the tea lights can flare, and the excessive heat can cause the plastic holders to melt, posing a fire hazard.
November 20, 2002Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Meijer Announce Recall of Three-Tier Tealight Candleholder
Hazard: The middle candleholder is mounted directly below the top candleholder, which can cause the top candle to overheat and flare. This poses a fire hazard, which can result in a burn injury or property damage.
November 12, 2002Lighting & Electrical
CPSC, Eveready Battery Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Kidz Club Flashlights
Hazard: The flashlights can overheat and cause the batteries to leak, posing a risk of burns to children.