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CPSC, DesignPac Inc. Announce Recall of Oil Lamps

Home product recall 03-115. Announced by CPSC on Apr 24, 2003.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on Apr 24, 2003. 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 glass wick holder can shatter when lit, posing a fire hazard.

Source:

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

What should you do?

Consumers should tightly seal the contents, and return the lamps to any Target store nationwide for a refund.

Source:

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

  • How to reach the firm: Call Target toll-free at (800) 440-0680 between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.target.com

Which ones are recalled?

The recalled lamps come in two styles: a clear, heart- shaped glass container approximately 6 inches tall called “The Vintage Rose Oil Lamp” and a clear, doorknob-shaped glass container approximately 5 inches tall with heart-shaped beads on the outside called “Love Potion Oil Lamp.” Both recalled lamps have an insertable wick with a glass wick holder, which sits on top of the glass container.

37,200 units, as CPSC gives them.

Vintage Rose Oil Lamps.

Source:

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

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Distributed by DesignPac Inc., Northlake, Ill.
  • Exclusively in Target stores nationwide, from December 2002 through February 2003, for about $7.
  • Made in China, as the notice gives it.
Source:

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

Was anyone hurt?

One report of glass wick holder shattering. No injuries 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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

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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