For Immediate Release
December 4, 2003
Release # 04-046
Home Interiors Hotline: (800) 818-2062
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
CPSC, Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. Announce Recall of Snow Play Candleholder
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the manufacturers named below, today announced
voluntary recalls of the following consumer products. Consumers should
stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
(To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC's
Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)
Name of product: Snow Play Candleholder
Units: 14,338
Manufacturer/Importer: Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. of Carrollton, Texas
Manufactured in: China
Hazard: Flames from the votive candle can set fire to the rope linking
three "sledding" snowmen.
Incidents/Injuries: Two reports of the rope on the candleholder catching
fire. No property damage and no injuries.
Description: The recalled candleholder is about 6 inches high and is
packaged in a box with "Home Interiors" written on the top of the box.
Each candleholder has three snowmen linked by a small rope, "sledding"
down a hill around the votive candleholder. The snowmen are painted
red, blue, and green.
Sold at: Home Interiors' direct sales associates exclusively sold the
recalled candleholders from July 2003 through October 2003 for $14.99.
Remedy: Stop using the candleholder immediately and return the
candleholder to Home Interiors & Gifts, 2901 Trade Center, Suite 100,
Carrollton, TX 75007, Attn: Snow Play Recall. Consumers should clearly
mark the outside of the box with their name, return address, and total
number of candleholders being returned, to receive a $20 gift
certificate from Home Interiors for the full purchase price and shipping expense.
Consumer Contact: Consumers may call Home Interiors toll-free on (800)
818-2062 between 9 am and 5 pm (CT) Monday through Friday or visit the
firm's Web site: www.homeinteriors.com