CPSC, LTD Commodities Inc. Announce Recall of Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lanterns
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2001-12-20 · 02077
Hazards
These snowman lanterns can crack or catch fire, due to excessive heat from the tealight candles, which poses a risk of injury to consumers.
Recall
Number
02077
Date
2001-12-20
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lanterns
Companies
Retailer(s)
LTD Commodities sold these lanterns through their mail-order catalogs, between September 2001 and November 2001, for about $4.
Importer(s)
LTD Commodities Inc., of Bannockburn, Ill.
Country of manufacture
China
Description
The recalled Holiday Porcelain Votive Lanterns are shaped like a snowman and have a white body; brown, tree-limb-like arms; an orange nose; and a black hat. A votive tealight candle illuminates the snowman from inside, which can be seen through holes in the body, the face, and hat. The lanterns have a product code number of HVO-MAN 102723-01, and have a label on the bottom of the snowman that reads in part, "WARNING: This item becomes extremely hot during use" and "MADE IN CHINA."