CPSC, Skylighter Inc. Announce Recall of Musical Flower Birthday Candleholders

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2005-03-14). Hazards: fire, explosion. About 120 units in the US.

Agency	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Recall number	`05554`
Published	2005-03-14
Last updated	2024-12-03
Product category	Candles & Candle Holders
Products	Musical Flower Birthday Candleholder
Firm named in the title	Skylighter Inc.
Firms	Skylighter Inc., of Round Hill, Va. (distributor)
Units (US)	120
Hazard classes	fire, explosion
Remedy classes	refund, stop use
Sold	Skylighter sold the candles on their Web site only in sets of two for about $6.

Description

The candleholder is shaped like a lotus flower. It is plastic and consists of eight small candles that are ignited by a center flame. The small candles open up to resemble a flower blooming. There is a battery inside the center candle that allows it to play the music to "Happy Birthday".

Hazard

The center of the candle has an unexpected high flame and the plastic petals could ignite, resulting in melting and dripping plastic. The ignited plastic could also spread to nearby combustibles and pose a fire hazard to consumers. The battery contained in the middle of candle could eventually explode.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using these candles immediately and contact Skylighter for a refund.

Incidents and injuries

There have been no reported incidents or injuries.

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