Product Recall Number: 03-061

Product Recall Number: 03-061

Product Safety Warning Number:

Date: 2002-12-23

Product Safety Warning Date:

Name Of Product: Christmas Candles

Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Atico International USA Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is voluntarily recalling about 60,000 Christmas tealight candles. The firm is out of business, the remedy is no longer available, and the product should be discarded or destroyed. Atico has received one report involving melting of the plastic holder; however, no injuries have been reported. The recalled candles have a clear plastic holder and were available in red, white and green. Some of the candles have the words, "Merry Christmas," "Christmas Morning," "Candy Cane," or "A Christmas Avenue" on the packaging. These candles were manufactured in China. Eckerds, Kerr Drugs, Snyders Drugstore, and Farmacias El Amal stores nationwide sold the candles from September 2002 through December 2002 for between $2.50 and $4. Consumers should stop using the candles immediately and discard or destroy them.

Hazard Description: The wick is not properly set inside the tealight, which may cause the plastic holder to melt and pose a fire hazard to consumers.

Consumer Action: None Listed

Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

Remedy Type: Dispose, No Remedy Available

Units: About 60,000

Incidents: Atico has received one report involving melting of the plastic holder; however, no injuries have been reported.

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the candles immediately and discard or destroy them.

Sold At: Eckerds, Kerr Drugs, Snyders Drugstore, and Farmacias El Amal stores nationwide sold the candles from September 2002 through December 2002 for between $2.50 and $4.

Importers: None Listed

Manufacturers: None Listed

Distributors: None Listed

Manufactured In: None Listed

Custom Label: None Listed

Custom Field: None Listed