CPSC, Harry and David Announce Recall of Outdoor Lanterns
Home product recall 02-521. Announced by CPSC on Feb 8, 2002.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Feb 8, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 280 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?
The solder attaching the hanger at the top of the lantern may melt from the heat of a candle, causing the lantern to detach from the hanger, posing a fire hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the lanterns immediately and contact Harry and David to receive a full refund. Purchasers were sent direct mail notification of this recall.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers can contact Harry and David toll free at (800) 547-3033, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for information on how to receive a full refund.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled candle lanterns are approximately 5”, 7”, and 9” square. They are made of rustproof galvanized steel, lined with glass panels and a hanger at the top. Each lantern has a holder for placing a candle inside the lantern.
About 280 units, as CPSC gives them.
Outdoor Lanterns.
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 Harry and David, Medford, Ore.
- The lanterns were sold as a set of three, nationwide, from September 2001 through November 2001, for about $60.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Harry and David has received one report of the hanger detaching from the lantern. No injuries have been 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.
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