Target Recalls Children's Task Lamps Due to Laceration and Fire Hazards

Hazard

Lamps can overheat, causing the adhesive inside the lamp socket to melt and migrate into the bulb area of the socket. The cooled glue can adhere to the light bulb base and make the bulb difficult to remove which can result in a broken light bulb, posing a risk of laceration to consumers. Melted flammable glue that migrates onto the electrical components of the lamp poses a risk of fire.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately stop using the lamps and return them to any Target store to receive a full refund.

Refund

Incidents & injuries

Target has received six reports of glue on the lamp socket melting and migrating into the bulb area of the socket. No injuries have been reported.

Product description

Four styles of the children's task lamp are included in this recall with the names Striped, Sports, Dot or Flower Dot and have a label with the UPC number on the bottom. The lamps in this recall include: Style Name Style Description UPC Number Striped Navy-colored head, with sky blue and white stripes and blue lamp base 490970221923 Sports White head, with baseball stitch pattern and blue lamp base 490970222685 Dot White head, with lines of multicolored dots and lavender lamp base 490970224047 Flower Dot Pink head, with pattern of white flowers and leaves and pink lamp base 490970221947

Sold on

Target stores nationwide and Target.com from January 2011 to April 2011 for about $13.

Contact the company

For additional information, contact Target Guest Relations at (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.target.com