CPSC, Xanadu Candle Co. Announce Recall of Candles
Home product recall 01-101. Announced by CPSC on Mar 8, 2001.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 8, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 2.8 million 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 candles can burn with a high flame, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these recalled candles immediately and return them to any Bath & Body Works or The White Barn Candle Co. store for store credit for the price of the candle and a $5 coupon, or for a cash refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, call Bath & Body Works/The White Barn Candle Co. at (800) 395-1001 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
These candles were all sold in glass containers. A label on the bottom of these candles reads, “Nature’s Preserves™” “Home Fragrance Filled” or “Spring Hydrangea.” The “Nature’s Preserves™” candles include a 16-ounce canning jar container filled with imitation fruit, a 10-ounce round container filled with imitation flowers, jars containing candy corn or jelly beans, containers filled with star or tree shapes, square-shaped jars containing imitation vegetables, and “Beauty In Bloom™ Botanical” candles. The “Home Fragrance” candles are sold in iced tea/lemonade glasses, champagne flutes and sherbet glasses. The “Spring Hydrangea” candles were round containers filled with imitation flowers. The bottom label on all the candles reads, “Trim wick to 1/4” before each lighting,” “The White Barn Candle Co.” and/or “Bath & Body Works.”
About 2.8 million units, as CPSC gives them.
Nature’s Preserves “Home Fragrance Filled” and “Spring Hydrangea” candles.
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?
- Made by Xanadu Candle Co., Guatemala City, Guatemala.
- Bath & Body Works and The White Barn Candle Co. stores nationwide sold these candles, from June 1999 through January 2001, for between $15 and $25.
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Was anyone hurt?
Xanadu Candle Co. has received seven reports of candles burning, with high flames resulting in minor burns to consumers.
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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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