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CPSC, Pottery Barn Announce Recall to Issue Important Safety Warning for Halloween House Tealight Holders

Recalled October 2, 2003 · CPSC recall 04004 · Pottery Barn

Recalled Halloween House Tea Light Holder
Hazard
Using a plastic tealight in the turret may cause the tealight to flare up, presenting a fire hazard. Only metal tealight holders should be used.
Remedy
Consumers should go to their Pottery Barn store with the purchase receipt, if available, to receive a complimentary set of metal tealights and a warning sticker to place on the item for future users, that states: "Warning - Do not use plastic tealights. Use only with metal tealights."
Units
5,400
Incidents / injuries
None reported.

Description

The Halloween House is all black in color with wire-web windows, mesh rooftops and a brick-front exterior. The house is made of metal and measures 14.5 inches in height. The base of the house is a thin flat piece of metal surrounded by a black wire metal fence. The house holds four tealights on the bottom floor and one inside the turret. "Made In China" is written on a sticker on the bottom of the house.

What to do

Consumers should go to their Pottery Barn store with the purchase receipt, if available, to receive a complimentary set of metal tealights and a warning sticker to place on the item for future users, that states: "Warning - Do not use plastic tealights. Use only with metal tealights."

Contact

Pottery Barn for recorded information anytime at (888) 922-9245.

Product
Halloween House Tea Light Holder
Manufacturer(s)
Pottery Barn, of San Francisco, Calif.
Retailers
Pottery Barn retail stores nationwide, from July 2003 through September 2003, for about $40
Made in
Taiwan

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