Swan Creek Recalls Loose Votive Candles Due to Fire Hazard
Home product recall 13-230. Announced by CPSC on Jun 27, 2013.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 27, 2013. Copied from CPSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace or Refund what’s offered
- About 715,000 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 candles can burn with a high flame, posing a fire and burn hazard.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled votive candles and return them to any Swan Creek Candle company stores for a full refund or a replacement poured votive candle in a votive glass. Consumers who purchased online at www.swancreekcandle.com can contact Swan Creek Candle Co. to arrange a refund or replacement candle. Consumers who purchased at other candle shops can return to the store where purchased for a full refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- 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).: replace or refund.
- How to reach the firm: Swan Creek Candle Co. toll-free at (888) 804-8492 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.swancreeekcandle.com and click on “Candle Recall” at the bottom of the home page or e-mail at scc.votiveissue@gmail.com for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled votive candles were sold loose, not in any container, and were displayed in open trays or bins. The candles are 2 inches high and are wider at the top measuring 1.75 inch diameter on top and 1.5 inch at the base. The candles were sold in dozens of fragrance varieties and colors. The votive candles were not individually labeled with any prices, model numbers, names, date codes or fragrance descriptions.
About 715,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Loose Votive Candles.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 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?
- Made by Swan Creek Candle Co., Swanton, Ohio.
- Swan Creek Candle company stores in Florida, Michigan and Ohio, other small candle shops nationwide and on-line at www.swancreekcandle.com from January 2012 through November 2012 for about $2.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Swan Creek Candle has received about 89 reports of the loose votive candles with high or erratic flames including four reports of minor burns. The firm has not received any reports of fire or property damage.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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 24, 2026.