For Immediate Release
June 25, 2002
Release # 02-185
CPSC Media Contact: Mark Ross (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1188
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
Candle-lite's Recall Hotline: (800) 718-7151
CPSC, Candle-lite Announce Recall of Martha Stewart Everyday® Brand
Potpourri Simmering Pots Sold at Kmart
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Candle-lite, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is voluntarily
recalling about 80,000 ceramic potpourri simmering pots sold under the
Martha Stewart Everyday® Brand. Flames from the tea light candles inside
these potpourri pots can flare out of the side ventilation holes, possibly
causing burns to consumers.
Candle-lite has received nine reports of tea lights overheating. One
consumer received minor burns while attempting to extinguish a tea light.
The recalled potpourri simmering pots are six-sided, white ceramic,
three-piece units measuring about 6-inches high. The base is the tea light
candleholder. The potpourri pot is placed on the base to heat the potpourri
and water mixture inside. The lid to the pot has six holes to allow the
heated mixture's aroma to escape. A label on the bottom of the base reads,
"MADE IN CHINA."
Kmart sold the pots nationwide from September 2001 through March 2002 for
about $5.
Consumers should immediately stop using the pots and call
Candle-lite for information on receiving a refund. For more information,
call Candle-lite at (800) 718-7151 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday, or contact the firm at their web site at www.candle-lite.com