# Sterno Recalls Tea Lights Due to Fire and Burn Hazard
> **CPSC recall** · 2012-01-05 · 12710 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 12710
- **Date:** 2012-01-05
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

5 Hour Tea Lights

## Hazards

The tea light wax can overheat resulting in the wax catching fire, posing a burn and fire hazard.

## Remedies

Refund

## 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.

## 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.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2012/Sterno-Recalls-Tea-Lights-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazard)
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