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Product Recall Number: 14-219

Why was Canister shell fireworks kits recalled?

The shell can blow up in the tube during firing, posing impact and burn hazards to the user and bystanders.

Canister shell fireworks kits
Here's product recall specific data for Canister shell fireworks kits.

  • Product Recall Number: 14-219

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2014-06-27

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Canister shell fireworks kits

  • Description: Firing tubes in some kits could be too narrow, causing the canister shells to unexpectedly blow up.

  • Hazard Description: The shell can blow up in the tube during firing, posing impact and burn hazards to the user and bystanders.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 4,500 kits

  • Incidents: The firm has received two reports of the firing tubes being too narrow, including one report of a shell blowing up in a tube and causing minor burns and cuts to the legs of a store employee.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled fireworks kits and return them to the place of purchase to receive a full refund.

  • Sold At: Pyro City and other fireworks retailers from February 2014 to June 2014 for about $80.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed