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FindLaw Class Action and Mass Tort Center: Recalls: CPSC: Candles Recalled by Island Soap & Candle Works
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Washington, DC 20207 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 6, 2002
Release # 02-173
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Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 535-5566
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1219
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CPSC, Island Soap & Candle Works Announce Recall of Candles
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Island Soap & Candle Works of Honolulu, Hawaii, is
voluntarily recalling about 29,000 candles. Pieces of the candles' wick
can fall off while burning and the wick can re-ignite after
extinguishing, posing a burn and fire hazard.
CPSC and Island Soap & Candle Works have received one report of a
fire that caused minor property and smoke damage. No injuries have been
reported.
The recalled candles have a single wick surrounded by wax in a
brown coconut shell. They were sold in about 20 different scents and
ranged in sizes from "Mini" to "Large." The coconut shell has a label on
the bottom that reads "Island Soap & Candle Works...Hand made in
Hawaii...Do not leave a burning candle unattended." Some of the candles
have moon and star cutouts around the upper rim of the coconut shell.
Island Soap & Candle Works exclusively sold these candles in Oahu,
Maui, and Kauai, Hawaii and Monterey, California from April 2000 through
April 8, 2002 for between $8 and $15.
Consumers should stop using the candles immediately and return
them to the store where purchased for a full refund. The candles also
can be mailed to the firm at 900 Fort Street Mall, Suite #1220,
Honolulu, HI 96813 to receive a refund. For more information, contact
Island Soap & Candle Works at (877) 535-5566 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Hawaii standard time and 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. pacific standard time Monday
through Friday. Consumers also may visit the firm's web site at
www.honolulusoap.com.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from
unreasonable risks of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer
products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product
or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or
CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at
www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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