# CPSC, Winstar International, Inc. Announce Recall of Christmas Light Sets
> **CPSC recall** · 2001-12-13 · 02065 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 02065
- **Date:** 2001-12-13
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Miniature Christmas lights

## Hazards

These lights have undersized wiring and lack over-current protection. They pose electrocution and electric shock hazards to consumers and also are fire hazards.

## Retailer(s)

Discount and dollar stores in New York and New Jersey sold these Christmas lights, from October 2000 through November 2001, for about $1.

## Description

These are miniature Christmas lights with 100 lights on each string of various colors, including green, blue, red, yellow, purple and clear. The plug has "125V-3A" imprinted on it. There is no other labeling on the string of lights, and no mark of an independent testing laboratory. The packaging is a red box with a photo of a Christmas tree on the right side and a window showing the lights inside. Writing on the box includes, "JUEGO DE LUCES DE NAVIDAD," "100 MINIATURE LIGHTS," "FIVE-WAY FLASHER," "PRE-TESTED," and "ENERGY SAVER."

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-Winstar-International-Inc-Announce-Recall-of-Christmas-Light-Sets)
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