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CPSC, Emess Lighting Inc. and SLI Lighting Solutions Inc. Announce Recall to Repair Twister Portable Lamps

Recalled October 31, 2001 · CPSC recall 02032 · Emess Lighting Inc. and SLI Lighting Solutions

Recalled Twister portable lampRecalled Twister portable lamp
Hazard
The lamp's bulb can become hot, presenting a risk of burn injuries to consumers, and the risk of fire if the bulb comes in contact with combustible materials.
Remedy
Consumers should not use these lamps near bedding, carpeting, or upholstered furniture. To receive a free retrofit kit, consumers should contact the Twister Lamp Recall Hotline or log on the company's website at www.twisterlamp.com or write to: Twister Lamp Recall, One Early Street, Ellwood City, PA 16117. The in-home consumer repair kit includes a wire bulb guard and enhanced safety instructions.
Units
About 480,000
Incidents / injuries
Emess Lighting, SLI Lighting Solutions and CPSC have received five reports of injuries to consumers (including four burns and one laceration) and 12 reports of property damage, due to the bulb coming in contact with bedding, carpeting and upholstered furniture.

Description

The recalled Twister™ lamps are 38 inches tall, have a flexible neck, and Looney Tunes™ or Disney™ cartoon characters on the plastic shade. Some lamps have no cartoon characters, but have black, white, blue, green, yellow, red or purple plastic shades. A silver label near the bulb reads in part, "Caution: To Reduce the Risk of Fire Use 40 Watt MAX. Made in China."

What to do

Consumers should not use these lamps near bedding, carpeting, or upholstered furniture. To receive a free retrofit kit, consumers should contact the Twister Lamp Recall Hotline or log on the company's website at www.twisterlamp.com or write to: Twister Lamp Recall, One Early Street, Ellwood City, PA 16117. The in-home consumer repair kit includes a wire bulb guard and enhanced safety instructions.

Contact

Consumers may contact the Twister Lamp Recall Hotline at (800) 366-2579 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or log to the company's website at www.twisterlamp.com

Product
Twister portable lamps
Imported by
Emess Lighting Inc. · SLI Lighting Solutions Inc.
Retailers
Retail stores and catalogs nationwide sold the lamps, between January 1997 and June 2001, for about $18.
Made in
China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →