Three-Wick Candles (Gump's) – Fire Risk (1997)
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According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Product
Three-Wick Candles Recalled by Gump's By Mail
Brand
Gump's By Mail
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Not specified in CPSC notice. Check official source for details.
Gump's By Mail is recalling Three-Wick Candles Recalled by Gump's By Mail. The hazard is: Fire & Fire-Related Burn. Based on CPSC recall notice.
Summary derived from CPSC notice
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Reason for Recall
As stated by CPSC
Three-Wick Candles Recalled by Gump's By Mail NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 1997 Release # 98-044 Company Phone Number: (800) 338-2670 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066 CPSC, Gump's By Mail Announce Recall of Three-Wick Candles WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Gump's By Mail Inc., of Weehawken, N.J., is recalling about 1,960 three-wick candles. The wax candle can generate high flames that present a fire hazard. Gump's By Mail has received 14 reports of high flames when the melted wax ignited as the candle burned, resulting in 12 reports of minor property damage. No injuries have been reported. The three-wick candle is contained in a porcelain blue and white Oriental-style bowl, measuring 5.25 inches wide and 3 inches high. A gold sticker on the bottom of the bowl is labeled, "Andrea by Sadek...Made in Japan." A white sticker on the bottom of the bowl is labeled in part, "Charles Sadek Import Co." The candle was packaged in a brown cardboard box labeled in part, "Gump's...Style: 91637." Gump's By Mail catalog sold the candle to consumers nationwide from May 1996 through October 1997 for about $25. Gump's is not the manufacturer of the candle. Consumers should stop using the candle immediately and return it to Gump's By Mail, Inc. at the Postage Due Unit, U.S. Postal Service, McSherrystown, PA 17344-9998, to receive a refund or credit of the purchase price. The candle should be returned in the porcelain bowl. For more information, consumers should call Gump's By Mail at (800) 338-2670 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.
Reported concern (CPSC)
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
Recommended Action
Per CPSC guidance
The CPSC advises consumers to stop using the product. Contact the manufacturer or return the product to the place of purchase.
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