Reports of Injury and Property Damage Prompt Ghost Tealight Holder Recall

Tealight Holders Spontaneously Ignite

About 30,000 Ghost Tealight holders are being recalled following 5 reports of the tealight holders igniting and 1 report of the holder becoming excessively hot. Two consumers suffered burns to the hand. Minor property damage to furniture has also been reported.

The recalled product is a metal tealight candle holder in the shape of ghost. The product is white with a black base. They were sold by Crate & Barrel as a set of 3 (SKU #370-846 and/or Catalog Item #X2006) and by other retailers as individual units (SKU #770123). The SKU can be located on the product's packaging.

The tealight holders were imported by Trade Associates Group Ltd, and sold through Crate & Barrel's October catalog and stores nationwide from August 2008 to October 2008 for about $10 for a set of 3, and other houseware retail stores nationwide from August 2008 to October 2008 for between $3 and $5 for individually packaged units.

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Published on Oct-29-08