CPSC, Rich Pacific Ltd. Announce Recall of Christmas Lights
Home product recall 00-042. Announced by CPSC on Dec 22, 1999.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 22, 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?
CPSC has found that these lights have undersized wires, that can pull out of the plugs and individual light sockets, posing shock or fire 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 store credit.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, call Rich Pacific Ltd. at (800) 444-4909 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recall involves sets of 100 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,” and “Manufactured to Previous Approved Specification.” Printed on the back of the package is, in part, “Made in China for Pergament” and number “11181.” The traditional string light sets have either clear or multicolored lights, 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.” Printed on the back of the packaging is written, in part, “Made in China for Pergament” and number “10040” or “10041.” Pergament lights that have an Underwriters Laboratories’ (UL) label are not part of this recall.
Approximately 100,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Rich Pacific miniature Christmas lights and icicle-style lights.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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?
- Imported by Rich Pacific Ltd., Plainview, N.Y.
- Pergament Home Center stores in New York sold these lights, from October 1999 through December 1999, for between $2 and $6.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC and Rich Pacific 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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