Safety regulator, Xanadu Candle Co. Announce Recall of Candles
Recall 01101 · Mar 8, 2001 · Xanadu Candle Co.
2,800,000
units affected
2,800,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 01101
- Date
- Mar 8, 2001
- Company
- Xanadu Candle Co.
- Units affected
- 2,800,000
- Product
- Nature's Preserves "Home Fragrance Filled" and "Spring Hydrangea" candles
- Product type
- Candles & Candle Holders
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
These candles were all sold in glass containers. A label on the bottom of these candles reads, "Nature's Preserves™" "Home Fragrance Filled" or "Spring Hydrangea." The "Nature's Preserves™" candles include a 16-ounce canning jar container filled with imitation fruit, a 10-ounce round container filled with imitation flowers, jars containing candy corn or jelly beans, containers filled with star or tree shapes, square-shaped jars containing imitation vegetables, and "Beauty In Bloom™ Botanical" candles. The "Home Fragrance" candles are sold in iced tea/lemonade glasses, champagne flutes and sherbet glasses. The "Spring Hydrangea" candles were round containers filled with imitation flowers. The bottom label on all the candles reads, "Trim wick to 1/4" before each lighting," "The White Barn Candle Co." and/or "Bath & Body Works."
What can happen
These candles can burn with a high flame, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should stop using these recalled candles immediately and return them to any Bath & Body Works or The White Barn Candle Co. store for store credit for the price of the candle and a $5 coupon, or for a cash refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Xanadu Candle Co. has received seven reports of candles burning, with high flames resulting in minor burns to consumers.
- Sold at
- Bath & Body Works and The White Barn Candle Co. stores nationwide sold these candles, from June 1999 through January 2001, for between $15 and $25.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled nature's preserves "home fragrance filled" and "spring hydrangea" candles?
Consumers should stop using these recalled candles immediately and return them to any Bath & Body Works or The White Barn Candle Co. store for store credit for the price of the candle and a $5 coupon, or for a cash refund.
What is the hazard?
These candles can burn with a high flame, posing a fire and burn 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.