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CPSC, LTD Commodities Inc. Announce Recall of Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lanterns

U.S. CPSCFireDec 20, 2001
Recalled Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lantern
Recalled Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lantern

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

These snowman lanterns can crack or catch fire, due to excessive heat from the tealight candles, which poses a risk of injury to consumers.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using these lanterns immediately and contact LTD Commodities for information about returning the product, for a full refund.

Incidents & injuries

LTD Commodities has received 18 reports of the snowman lanterns cracking or catching on fire, including one consumer who suffered a burn to her finger.

Product 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."

Sold on

LTD Commodities sold these lanterns through their mail-order catalogs, between September 2001 and November 2001, for about $4.

Contact the company

Consumers may contact LTD Commodities toll-free at (866) 736-3654 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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