For Immediate Release
June 6, 2002
Release # 02-173
CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1219
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 535-5566
CPSC, Island Soap & Candle Works Announce Recall of Candles
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC), Island Soap & Candle Works of Honolulu,
Hawaii, is voluntarily recalling about 29,000 candles. Pieces of the
candles' wick can fall off while burning and the wick can re-ignite after
extinguishing, posing a burn and fire hazard.
CPSC and Island Soap & Candle Works have received one report of a fire
that caused minor property and smoke damage. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled candles have a single wick surrounded by wax in a brown
coconut shell. They were sold in about 20 different scents and ranged in
sizes from "Mini" to "Large." The coconut shell has a label on the bottom
that reads "Island Soap & Candle Works...Hand made in Hawaii...Do not l
eave a burning candle unattended." Some of the candles have moon and
star cutouts around the upper rim of the coconut shell.
Island Soap & Candle Works exclusively sold these candles in
Oahu, Maui, and Kauai, Hawaii and Monterey, California from April 2000
through April 8, 2002 for between $8 and $15.
Consumers should stop using the candles immediately and return
them to the store where purchased for a full refund. The candles also can be
mailed to the firm at 900 Fort Street Mall, Suite #1220, Honolulu, HI 96813
to receive a refund. For more information, contact Island Soap & Candle
Works at (877) 535-5566 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Hawaii standard time
and 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. pacific standard time Monday through Friday.