CPSC, LTD Commodities Inc. Announce Recall of Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lanterns
USCPSC, LTD Commodities Inc. Announce Recall of Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lanterns
Reason for Recall / Hazard
These snowman lanterns can crack or catch fire, due to excessive heat from the tealight candles, which poses a risk of injury to consumers.
Product Description & Identification
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."
Affected Products
Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lanterns
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-LTD-Commodities-Inc-Announce-Recall-of-Snowman-Holiday-Porcelain-Lanterns |
| Title | CPSC, LTD Commodities Inc. Announce Recall of Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lanterns |
| Images › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/snowman-lantern.jpeg |
| Images › Caption | Recalled Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lantern |
| Hazards › Name | These snowman lanterns can crack or catch fire, due to excessive heat from the tealight candles, which poses a risk of injury to consumers. |
| Injuries › Name | 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. |
| Products › Name | Snowman Holiday Porcelain Lanterns |
| Products › Type | Candles & Candle Holders |
| Products › Category I D | 1872 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 33,000 |
| Recall I D | 2076 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should stop using these lanterns immediately and contact LTD Commodities for information about returning the product, for a full refund. |
| Importers › Name | LTD Commodities Inc., of Bannockburn, Ill. |
| Retailers › Name | LTD Commodities sold these lanterns through their mail-order catalogs, between September 2001 and November 2001, for about $4. |
| Recall Date | 2001-12-20T00:00:00 |
| Description | 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." |
| Recall Number | 02077 |
| Consumer Contact | Consumers may contact LTD Commodities toll-free at (866) 736-3654 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. |
| Last Publish Date | 2025-08-13T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |
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