# CPSC, Elkton Sparkler Announce Recall of Bamboo-Stick Sparklers
> **CPSC recall** · 2002-12-23 · 03060 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 03060
- **Date:** 2002-12-23
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Bamboo-Stick Sparklers

## Hazards

The sparklers' bamboo-stick handles can catch fire, burn and disintegrate and emit burning fragments during use. The sparklers present a fire hazard and a risk of burn injury.

## Retailer(s)

Variety Stores sold these sparklers nationwide, from January 2002 through May 2002, for between $2 and $5 a box.

## Importer(s)

Elkton Sparkler Company Inc., of North East, Md.

## Country of manufacture

China

## Description

The recalled sparklers were packaged in a red, white and blue cardboard box and sold with six sparklers per box. Three models of sparklers were sold, including model SP08 measuring 8 inches long, model SP14 measuring 14 inches long, and model SP20 measuring 20 inches long. Labels on the packaging read in part "BAMBOO GOLD SPARKLERS," "6 PIECES," and "MADE IN CHINA."

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2003/CPSC-Elkton-Sparkler-Announce-Recall-of-Bamboo-Stick-Sparklers-)
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