Sterno Recalls Tea Lights Due to Fire and Burn Hazard
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2012-01-05 · 12710
Hazards
The tea light wax can overheat resulting in the wax catching fire, posing a burn and fire hazard.
Recall
Number
12710
Date
2012-01-05
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
5 Hour Tea Lights
Remedies
Options
Refund
Companies
Retailer(s)
Food service distributors and other restaurant supply stores nationwide from April 2011 through October 2011 for between $36 to $50 per case. The recalled tea lights were not sold to retail consumers.
Distributor(s)
The Sterno Group LLC, of Des Plaines, Ill.
Country of manufacture
Thailand
Description
The recall involves Sterno Bulk Pack 5 Hour Tea Lights, item numbers 505TL and 505S. The tea lights are standard sized, white wax tea light candles contained in small aluminum cups with no additional identification markings. The tea lights were sold in cases containing 500 tealight candles. Each case contains 10 boxes with 50 individual tea light candles. This recall only involves tea lights with codes ranging from 11060 to 11151 which can be found printed on both the outside of the case and on the back of the box of 50.