Safety regulator, LTD Commodities Inc. Announce Recall of Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lanterns
Recall 02077 · Dec 20, 2001 · LTD Commodities Inc.
33,000
units affected
33,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 02077
- Date
- Dec 20, 2001
- Company
- LTD Commodities Inc.
- Units affected
- 33,000
- Product
- Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lanterns
- Product type
- Candles & Candle Holders
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
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 can happen
These snowman lanterns can crack or catch fire, due to excessive heat from the tealight candles, which poses a risk of injury to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should stop using these lanterns immediately and contact LTD Commodities for information about returning the product, for a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- 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.
- Sold at
- LTD Commodities sold these lanterns through their mail-order catalogs, between September 2001 and November 2001, for about $4.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled snowman holiday porcelain lanterns?
Consumers should stop using these lanterns immediately and contact LTD Commodities for information about returning the product, for a full refund.
What is the 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.
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.