Holiday Tea Light Candle Warmers Recalled by Christmas Tree Shops Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Recall 12098 · Feb 1, 2012 · Nantucket Distributing Co. Inc.
5,700
units affected
5,700
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 12098
- Date
- Feb 1, 2012
- Company
- Nantucket Distributing Co. Inc.
- Units affected
- 5,700
- Product
- Holiday-themed tea light candle warmers
- Product type
- Candles or Candlesticks
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
This recall involves holiday-themed tea light candle warmers in the shapes of snowmen and gingerbread houses. A warming bowl with wax fragrance tablets is suspended above the tea light candle. The Snowmen model has SKU/UPC 000016005396 and the Gingerbread house model has SKU/UPC 000016005372 printed on a label on the bottom of the product. The tea light candle warmers are about eight inches tall.
What can happen
The candle warmers can catch fire because the warming bowl is positioned too close to the tea light candle, posing fire and burn hazards.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tea light candle warmers and return them to any Christmas Tree Shops store to receive a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received one report of the Snowmen candle warmer catching on fire causing a minor burn injury to a consumer's hand.
- Sold at
- Christmas Tree Shops in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest from November 2011 through December 2011 for about $8.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled holiday-themed tea light candle warmers?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tea light candle warmers and return them to any Christmas Tree Shops store to receive a full refund.
What is the hazard?
The candle warmers can catch fire because the warming bowl is positioned too close to the tea light candle, posing fire and burn hazards.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.