SAFETY WARNING: Pottery Barn Halloween House Tealight Holders

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http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04004.html

NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2, 2003
Release # 04-004 Company Phone Number: (888) 922-9245
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, Pottery Barn Announce Recall to Issue Important Safety Warning for
Halloween House Tealight Holders

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces
the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below.
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless
otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Halloween House Tea Light Holder

Units: 5,400

Manufacturer: Pottery Barn, of San Francisco, Calif.

Hazard: Using a plastic tealight in the turret may cause the tealight to
flare up, presenting a fire hazard. Only metal tealight holders should
be used.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The Halloween House is all black in color with wire-web
windows, mesh rooftops and a brick-front exterior. The house is made of
metal and measures 14.5 inches in height. The base of the house is a
thin, flat piece of metal surrounded by a black wire metal fence. The
house holds four tealights on the bottom floor and one inside the
turret. "Made In China" is written on a sticker on the bottom of the house.

Sold at: Pottery Barn retail stores nationwide from July 2003 through
September 2003 for about $40.

Manufactured in: Taiwan

Remedy: Consumers should go to their Pottery Barn store with the
purchase receipt, if available, to receive a complimentary set of metal
tealights and a warning sticker to place on the item for future users
that states: "Warning - Do not use plastic tealights. Use only with
metal tealights."

Consumer Contact: Pottery Barn for recorded information anytime at (888)
922-9245.

Media Contact: Leigh Oshirak, Williams-Sonoma Inc. (415) 616-7859.

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