CPSC, Nature’s Finest Announce Recall of Gel Candles
Home product recall 05-143. Announced by CPSC on Mar 28, 2005.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 28, 2005. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 727,000 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?
The gel used in these candles can catch fire, creating a high flame. This can result in nearby combustibles catching fire and in burns to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these candles immediately and contact Nature’s Finest to receive a full refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Call Nature’s Finest at (800) 964-6804 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or go to the firm’s Web site at www.naturesfinestcandles.com
Which ones are recalled?
The gel candles come in a glass container in either 5.5-oz or 11-oz. sizes. They were sold in multiple colors and scents. There is a label on the front of the candle reading “Nature’s Finest Candles.” The UPC codes of the recalled candles, located on a sticker on the bottom of the candles, are 3863300100 through 3863300114 and 3863300200 through 3863300214. This recall includes only Nature’s Finest gel candles. Other Nature’s Finest candles are not involved in this recall.
About 727,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Nature’s Finest Gel Candles.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Numbers to check against yours
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3863300100 -
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3863300101 -
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3863300102 -
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3863300103 -
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3863300104 -
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3863300110 -
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3863300111 -
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3863300112 -
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3863300113 -
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3863300114 -
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3863300200 -
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3863300212 -
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3863300213 -
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3863300214
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
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 Nature’s Finest, Marble Falls, Texas.
- Drug and grocery stores nationwide, from June 2001 though February 2005, for between $8 and $11.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Nature’s Finest has received four reports of the surface layer of gel burning, creating high flames. There are two reported burn injuries to consumers’ hands, which required medical treatment.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- 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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