Home Interiors and Gifts · Recalled
CPSC, Home Interiors and Gifts Announce Recall of Tea Lights
Flames from the tea lights can flare, and the excessive heat can cause the plastic holders to melt, posing a fire hazard.
- Units
- About 211,000 sets
- Reports
- 22
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $5
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The recalled tea lights are packaged 12 candles per box with "Home Interiors" written on the top of the box. Each tea light candle has a clear plastic base and is either red or ivory in color.
The file
- Sold at
- Home Interiors' direct sales associates exclusively sold the recalled tea lights, from September 2002 through November 2002, for about $5 per box.
- Product type
- Candles & Candle Holders
- Made in
- Hong Kong
- Recalled by
- Home Interiors and Gifts Inc., of Carrollton, Texas
Incident log
Home Interiors and Gifts has received 22 reports of the tea lights flaring up and melting their plastic holders. These incidents have resulted in minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using the tea lights immediately and return any unused tea lights by mail to Home Interiors at 2901 Trade Center Drive, Suite 100, Carrollton, TX 75007. Consumers should include their return address information to receive a retail gift certificate from Home Interiors, for the full purchase cost and shipping cost of the tea lights.
For more information, consumers can contact Home Interiors at (972) 695-1085 between 9 a.m. and 5 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 11 2002; last revised MAY 07 2025.