Christmas Trees Recalled by Walgreen
Home product recall 01060d. Announced by CPSC on Dec 21, 2000.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 21, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 9,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A color wheel in the tree stand, that is used to light the trees can overheat and catch fire.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Stop using the trees immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Call Walgreen Co. at (847) 914-3973 for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
The trees are 3 feet tall and are decorated with fiber optic lights, candles, and a star topper. The lights change from purple, to red, to yellow, to green to blue. The tree stand is gold decorated with a ribbon and holly motif. They were sold in a cardboard box labeled, in part, “Professional Series Fiber Optic 3 ft. Tree.” A picture of the tree appears on the front of the box.
About 9,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Professional Series Fiber Optic 3 ft. Tree.
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?
- Distributed by Walgreen Co., Deerfield, Ill.
- Walgreens nationwide sold the trees this holiday season for about $40.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Two reports of the color wheel overheating and melting. No injuries were reported.
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.
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.