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CPSC, Fashion Bug Announce Recall of Christmas Candles

Home product recall 00-040. Announced by CPSC on Dec 22, 1999.

  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on Dec 22, 1999. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The gold coating on these candles can ignite, posing a fire hazard.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers should stop using these candles immediately and return them to any Fashion Bug store, for a refund.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: For more information, call Fashion Bug at (800) 478-2957 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Which ones are recalled?

These gold-colored candles come in the shape of a Christmas tree or cherubs. The tree candle is about 7 inches high, and packaged in a cellophane wrapper. A label on the bottom reads, “Made in China.” The cherub candle is about 3 inches high, sold in pairs and packaged in a red box with a gold-colored lid.

About 6,300 units, as CPSC gives them.

Fashion Bug gold-colored candles (Christmas tree or cherubs).

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Who made and sold it?

  • Imported by Fashion Bug, Bensalem, Pa.
  • Fashion Bug and Fashion Bug Plus stores nationwide sold the candles, from November 1999 through December 1999, for about $4.
  • Made in China, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Fashion Bug received a report from a consumer, that the gold coating on one of these candles ignited. No injuries or property damage were reported.

Source:

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.
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Sources

  • 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.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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