LTD Commodities Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, LTD Commodities Inc. Announce Recall of Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lanterns
These snowman lanterns can crack or catch fire, due to excessive heat from the tealight candles, which poses a risk of injury to consumers.
- Units
- About 33,000
- Reports
- 18
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $4
- 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 recalled Holiday Porcelain Votive Lanterns are shaped like a snowman and have a white body; brown, tree-limb-like arms; an orange nose; and a black hat. A votive tealight candle illuminates the snowman from inside, which can be seen through holes in the body, the face, and hat. The lanterns have a product code number of HVO-MAN 102723-01, and have a label on the bottom of the snowman that reads in part, "WARNING: This item becomes extremely hot during use" and "MADE IN CHINA."
The file
- Sold at
- LTD Commodities sold these lanterns through their mail-order catalogs, between September 2001 and November 2001, for about $4.
- Product type
- Candles & Candle Holders
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- LTD Commodities Inc., of Bannockburn, Ill.
Incident log
LTD Commodities has received 18 reports of the snowman lanterns cracking or catching on fire, including one consumer who suffered a burn to her finger.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using these lanterns immediately and contact LTD Commodities for information about returning the product, for a full refund.
Consumers may contact LTD Commodities toll-free at (866) 736-3654 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
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 20 2001; last revised AUG 13 2025.