FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 13, 1999
Release # 00-004
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Company Phone Number: (800) 395-1001
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066
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CPSC, Universal Candle Co. Announce Recall of Halloween Pumpkin Tealight
Candles Sold at Bath & Body Works
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Universal Candle Co., of China, is voluntarily
recalling about 21,000 Halloween pumpkin tealight candles sold at Bath &
Body Works. The candles can burn with a high flame, presenting fire and
burn hazards to consumers.
A Bath & Body Works store received one report of a candle generating a
high flame. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled tealight candle has an orange pumpkin face, with yellow
eyes, nose and mouth and a green stem. Purple outlines the features on
the pumpkin face. The wick is placed above the pumpkin's nose. The
candle is contained in an aluminum base. A label on the base of the
candle reads in part, "Specially made in China for Bath & Body Works."
Bath & Body Works stores nationwide sold the candles throughout
September 1999 for about $1.
Consumers should stop using the candles immediately, and return the
candles to any Bath & Body Works store for a full refund and a $10 gift
certificate per customer. For more information, consumers should call
Bath & Body Works toll-free at (800) 395-1001 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30
p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
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