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Holiday Tea Light Candle Warmers Recalled by Christmas Tree Shops Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

  • Gingerbread house tea light candle warmer
  • Snowmen tea light candle warmer
Name of Product:
Holiday-themed tea light candle warmers
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.
Remedy:
Refund
Recall Date:
February 01, 2012
Units:
About 5,700
Consumer Contact

For additional information, contact Christmas Tree Shops toll-free at (888) 287-3232 any time, or visit the firm's websitewww.christmastreeshops.com

Recall Details

Description:

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.

Remedy:

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/Injuries:

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 Exclusively At:
Christmas Tree Shops in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest from November 2011 through December 2011 for about $8.
Manufactured In:
China
Recall number:
12-098

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