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Walgreen · Recalled
Christmas Trees Recalled by Walgreen
A color wheel in the tree stand, that is used to light the trees can overheat and catch fire.
- Units
- About 9,000
- Reports
- 2
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $40
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The trees are 3 feet tall and are decorated with fiber optic lights, candles, and a star topper. The lights change from purple, to red, to yellow, to green to blue. The tree stand is gold decorated with a ribbon and holly motif. They were sold in a cardboard box labeled, in part, "Professional Series Fiber Optic 3 ft. Tree." A picture of the tree appears on the front of the box.
The file
- Sold at
- Walgreens nationwide sold the trees this holiday season for about $40.
- Product type
- Artificial Christmas Trees
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Walgreen Co., of Deerfield, Ill.
Incident log
Two reports of the color wheel overheating and melting. No injuries were reported.
What the notice says to do
Stop using the trees immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund.
Call Walgreen Co. at (847) 914-3973 for more information.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated DEC 21 2000; last revised JAN 13 2026.