Metallic Taper Candles Sold Exclusively at Yankee Candle Stores Recalled by General Wax & Candle Company Due to Fire Hazard
Home product recall 11-052. Announced by CPSC on Nov 23, 2010.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 23, 2010. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 33,000 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 metallic paint can ignite on the candles, posing a risk of fire.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled candles and return them to any Yankee Candle store or contact General Wax and Candle for a full refund.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact General Wax and Candle at (800) 543-0642 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website atwww.generalwaxrefund.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves 10 inch metallic silver and gold taper candles. The price “$1.99” and the UPC code 609032492687 or 609032492694 are printed on the candles’ plastic wrapping.
About 33,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Silver and Gold Metallic Taper Candles.
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Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
609032492687 -
UPC
609032492694
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 General Wax & Candle Company, North Hollywood, Calif.
- Yankee Candle stores nationwide from October 2010 through November 2010 for about $2.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None reported
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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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