THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL WAS VOLUNTARILY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CPSC. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: IONIC SALT LAMPS
UNITS: ABOUT 25,800
DISTRIBUTOR: LTD COMMODITIES LLC; ABC DISTRIBUTING OF BANNOCKBURN, ILL., AND LAKESIDE COLLECTION, ALL OF BANNOCKBURN, ILL.
MANUFACTURER: FASHION STITCHES & MORE, INC., OF DAYTON, N.J.
HAZARD: THE LAMPS OVERHEAT CAUSING THE VINYL COATING ON THE CORD TO BURST AND MELT, POSING A FIRE HAZARD TO CONSUMERS.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: THE FIRM HAS RECEIVED EIGHT REPORTS OF OVERHEATING, INCLUDING TWO REPORTS OF HAND BURNS.
DESCRIPTION: THE RECALLED IONIC SALT LAMP VARIES IN COLOR FROM LIGHT TO DARK RED AND IS ATTACHED TO A WOOD BASE. THE LAMP FIXTURE COMES WITH A 10 WATT BULB AND A BLACK CORD WITH AN INLINE ON/OFF SWITCH. THE UL FILE NUMBER E216832 WILL BE PRINTED ON THE CORD AND THE UL FILE NUMBER E214389 ON THE PLUG.
SOLD BY: LTD COMMODITIES, ABC DISTRIBUTING, AND LAKESIDE COLLECTION CATALOGS, AND ON THEIR WEB SITES FROM MARCH 2009 THROUGH MAY 2009 FOR ABOUT $12.
MANUFACTURED IN: PAKISTAN
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE PRODUCT AND CONTACT EITHER LTD COMMODITIES, ABC DISTRIBUTING OR LAKESIDE COLLECTION TO RECEIVE A REPLACEMENT CORD SET. ALL CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THE IONIC SALT LAMPS WERE NOTIFIED DIRECTLY ABOUT THE RECALL.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT EITHER LTD COMMODITIES OR ABC DISTRIBUTING TOLL FREE AT (866) 736-3654, OR LAKESIDE COLLECTION TOLL-FREE AT (866) 847-4327 BETWEEN 7:30 A.M. AND 4 P.M. CT, OR LOGON TO WWW.LTDCOMMODITIES.COM, WWW.ABCDISTRIBUTING.COM OR WWW.LAKESIDE.COM
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