Safety regulator, Bath & Body Works Announce Recall of Votive Candles
Recall 04101 · Mar 18, 2004 · Bath and Body Works
733,000
units affected
733,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 04101
- Date
- Mar 18, 2004
- Company
- Bath and Body Works
- Units affected
- 733,000
- Product
- Real Essence votive candles
- Product type
- Candles & Candle Holders
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
The votive candles were sold individually and in sets. A label on the bottom of the votive candle reads: Real Essence 1½" x 2½". The specific recalled votive candles are: Rosewood Tea; Lilac Blossom; Vintage Leather; Brushed Suede; Warm Vanilla Sugar; Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin; Spiced Cider; and Amber Myrrh. These votive candles were also sold in a six-pack set: Lilac Blossom, Spiced Cider, and Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin. In addition, Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin was sold in "the scented home quartet" set. This recall does not apply to any other Real Essence votive candles.
What can happen
These votive candles can burn with a high flame or irregular flame posing a fire hazard to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should stop using these recalled votive candles immediately and return them to any Bath & Body Works or The White Barn Candle Company store for a merchandise credit, merchandise exchange, or a full cash refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The company has received nine complaints of votive candles burning with high flame, two of which involved minor injuries.
- Sold at
- Bath and Body Works and The White Barn Candle Company stores nationwide sold these votive candles and sets, from March 2003 to February 2004, for $1.25 to $18.00.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled real essence votive candles?
Consumers should stop using these recalled votive candles immediately and return them to any Bath & Body Works or The White Barn Candle Company store for a merchandise credit, merchandise exchange, or a full cash refund.
What is the hazard?
These votive candles can burn with a high flame or irregular flame posing a fire hazard to consumers.
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.