CPSC, LTD Commodities Inc. Announce Recall of Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lanterns

Recalled December 20, 2001 · CPSC recall 02077 · LTD Commodities

Recalled Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lantern

Hazard

These snowman lanterns can crack or catch fire, due to excessive heat from the tealight candles, which poses a risk of injury to consumers.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using these lanterns immediately and contact LTD Commodities for information about returning the product, for a full refund.

Units

About 33,000

Incidents / injuries

LTD Commodities has received 18 reports of the snowman lanterns cracking or catching on fire, including one consumer who suffered a burn to her finger.

Description

The recalled Holiday Porcelain Votive Lanterns are shaped like a snowman and have a white body; brown, tree-limb-like arms; an orange nose; and a black hat. A votive tealight candle illuminates the snowman from inside, which can be seen through holes in the body, the face, and hat. The lanterns have a product code number of HVO-MAN 102723-01, and have a label on the bottom of the snowman that reads in part, "WARNING: This item becomes extremely hot during use" and "MADE IN CHINA."

What to do

Consumers should stop using these lanterns immediately and contact LTD Commodities for information about returning the product, for a full refund.

Contact

Consumers may contact LTD Commodities toll-free at (866) 736-3654 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.

Product

Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lanterns

Imported by

LTD Commodities Inc., of Bannockburn, Ill.

Retailers

LTD Commodities sold these lanterns through their mail-order catalogs, between September 2001 and November 2001, for about $4.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →