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: FLAME GUARDS ON CLEAR-VU® TORCH FUEL CONTAINERS
UNITS: ABOUT 720,000
MANUFACTURER: LAMPLIGHT FARMS INC., OF MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS.
HAZARD: THE FLAME GUARDS ON THE RECALLED REPLACEMENT TORCH FUEL CONTAINERS CAN MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE THE CONTAINERS TO MELT WHILE THE TORCH IS IN USE, POSING A FIRE HAZARD TO CONSUMERS.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: LAMPLIGHT HAS RECEIVED 35 REPORTS OF THE FUEL CONTAINERS MELTING WHILE THE TORCH WAS LIT INCLUDING ONE REPORT OF A MINOR BURN INJURY.
DESCRIPTION: THE RECALL INVOLVES CLEAR-VU® TORCH FUEL CONTAINERS SOLD AS REPLACEMENTS. “RC” IS STAMPED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FLAME GUARD. CLEAR-VU® TORCH FUEL CONTAINERS THAT CAME WITH TORCHES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.
SOLD AT: DISCOUNT, HARDWARE, AND HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES NATIONWIDE FROM JANUARY 2008 THROUGH AUGUST 2009 FOR BETWEEN $1 AND $3.
MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE RECALLED FLAME GUARDS ON CLEAR-VU® TORCH FUEL CONTAINERS AND CONTACT LAMPLIGHT TO RECEIVE A FREE REPAIR KIT.
CONSUMER CONTACT: : FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT LAMPLIGHT TOLL-FREE AT (866) 671-7988 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 5 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.LAMPLIGHT.COM
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