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CPSC, Deb Shops Announce Recall of Decorative Candleholders

Home product recall 05-098. Announced by CPSC on Feb 8, 2005.

  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Feb 8, 2005. 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 hook or handle of the candleholder can overheat and break, causing the lit candle to fall out and pose a fire hazard.

Source:

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

What should you do?

Consumers should stop using the candleholder immediately and return it to the nearest Deb Shops retail store for a full refund.

Source:

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

  • How to reach the firm: Contact Deb Shops Inc. at (800) 332-7467 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET.

Which ones are recalled?

This recall involves moon, dolphin and fish themed candleholders. The decorative candleholders are about 9 inches tall with a metal bucket that sits suspended from a hook. A votive candle sits inside the bucket.

About 48,000 units, as CPSC gives them.

Decorative Candleholder.

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?

  • Made by Horn Sing Ind. Company Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Distributed by Deb Shops Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Deb Shops retail stores nationwide from November 2001 through November 2004 for about $13.
  • Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
Source:

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

Was anyone hurt?

Deb Shops has received two reports of the metal candleholder burning through, causing the candle to fall and burn a small rug area. No injuries have been 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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