CPSC, Jingle Bell Enterprises Inc. Announce Recall of Christmas Lights
Home product recall 00-036. Announced by CPSC on Dec 17, 1999.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 17, 1999. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Approximately 100,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
These lights have undersized wires that can easily pull out of the plugs and individual light sockets, posing fire and shock hazards.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using these lights, and return them to the store where purchased for either a refund or a replacement set of lights.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, call Jingle Bell Enterprises at (800) 334-9627 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recall involves sets of 100 clear lights in both traditional and icicle styles. The icicle lights have white wires and sockets, and no labeling on the light set. They are packaged in red boxes labeled in part, “100 Icicle Lights,” “Manufactured to Previous Approved Specification” and “JINGLE BELL.” Printed on the back of the package is, in part, “Made in China for Jingle Bell Enterprise Inc. Philadelphia Pa.” The traditional string light sets have either white or green wiring and sockets, and no labeling on the light sets. They are packaged in red boxes labeled, in part, “100 Christmas Lights,” “STRING-A-LIGHT,” and “Manufactured to Previous Approved Specifications.” “Made in China for Jingle Bell Enterprise Inc., Philadelphia Pa” is printed on the back of the packaging. Also on the back of the packaging is one of the following item numbers: 00450 through 00455, 00491, 11491 and 11451. Jingle Bell brand light sets that have a Underwriters Laboratories’ (UL) label are not part of this recall.
Approximately 100,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Jingle Bell miniature Christmas lights and icicle-style lights.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Jingle Bell Enterprise Inc., Philadelphia Pa.
- Hardware and garden stores sold the light sets mainly in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and New York, from November 1999 through December 1999, for between $5 and $8.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC and Jingle Bell Enterprises have not received any reports of injuries or incidents involving these light sets.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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