CPSC, Walgreen Co. Announce Recall of Pumpkin Tealight Candleholders
Home product recall 04-024. Announced by CPSC on Oct 30, 2003.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 30, 2003. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 5,000 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?
The beads on the candleholders can ignite, posing a fire hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the tealight candleholders immediately and contact Walgreens for a refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers should contact Carol Fletcher of Walgreens at (847) 914-2742, or visit the company’s website at www.walgreens.com
Which ones are recalled?
The “Colors of Autumn Beaded Pumpkin Tea Light Holders” are about 7 inches high and have amber-colored plastic beads covering a copper-colored metal frame. A black and copper-colored stem acts as a handle on the top of the product. The product was sold with a hang tag that contained the item number: 642146.
About 5,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Beaded Pumpkin Tea Light Holders.
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 Walgreen Co., Deerfield, Ill.
- Walgreens stores nationwide sold the tealight candleholders, from September 2003 to October 2003, for $9.99.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Walgreens has received three reports of the beads on these tealight candleholders catching fire. 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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