WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: HALOGEN CLAMP LAMPS
UNITS: ABOUT 2,000
MANUFACTURER: CATALINA LIGHTING INC., OF MIAMI, FLA.
HAZARD: THE UV GLASS LENS ON THE LAMP CAN CRACK, EXPOSING THE HALOGEN BULB, POSING A FIRE AND BURN HAZARD.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: CATALINA LIGHTING HAS RECEIVED 65 REPORTS OF BROKEN LENSES. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
DESCRIPTION: THE HALOGEN CLAMP LAMPS, ALSO KNOWN AS ARCHITECT’S LAMP, HAVE 150 WATT HALOGEN BULB, AN ARTICULATING ARM, AND A CLAMP DESK LAMP THAT ADJUSTS UP, DOWN AND SWIVELS. ONLY LAMPS WITH MODEL NUMBER 13456-US AND LOT NUMBERS C06081581V185, C06081582V185 AND C06081584V185 ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
SOLD AT: STAPLES RETAIL STORES NATIONWIDE FROM JULY 2008 THROUGH OCTOBER 2008 FOR ABOUT $50.
MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA
REMEDY: CONSUMER SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE RECALLED LAMP AND CONTACT CATALINA LIGHTING TO RECEIVE A FREE REPLACEMENT LENS.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT CATALINA LIGHTING TOLL-FREE AT (866) 949-8567 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 5 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.CATALINALIGHTING.COM
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