FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 1998
Release # 98-162
Company Phone Number: (800)
640-0488 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
CPSC, MacKenzie-Childs Ltd. Announce Recall of Paper Candle Shades
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), MacKenzie-Childs Ltd., of
Aurora, N.Y., is recalling about 42,000 paper candle shades.
Use of the paper shade with a candle presents a fire hazard.
MacKenzie-Childs has received three reports of the paper
shades igniting after contacting the flame of the
accompanying candle. There is one report of minor property
damage. No injuries have been reported.
The paper shades are decorated with various colors and
designs, beads and ribbons. "MacKenzie-Childs, Ltd" is
printed inside the shades. The shades measure about 5 inches
high, 2 inches wide on top and 6 inches wide on bottom. The
shades are designed to sit on top of a candle with the use
of a metal candle follower. The top of the candle follower
supports the shade, and the bottom sits on top of the candle
and moves down the length of the candle as it melts.
Specialty gift and department stores nationwide sold
the paper shades from January 1992 through April 1998 for
about $38 to $95.
Consumers should immediately stop using the paper
shades with candles. Consumers should return the original
paper shade to the store where purchased to receive a free,
replacement paper shade that is fire-resistant. For more
information, consumers can call MacKenzie-Childs at (800)
640-0488 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through
Friday.
