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Kmart Recalling Ceramic Potpourri House

Home product recall 90-009. Announced by CPSC on Nov 16, 1989.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Nov 16, 1989. 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?

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

Source:

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

What should you do?

The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.

Source:

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

Which ones are recalled?

Kmart Recalling Ceramic Potpourri House NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: November 16, 1989 (301) 504-7908 Release # 90-009 Kmart Recalling Ceramic Potpourri House Washington, D.C.-- Kmart Corporation, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling an estimated 15,000 Ceramic Potpourri Houses, Item #32- 67-47, which sold for $5.97 at Kmart stores since June, 1989. The tealight candle, which is sold with the Ceramic Potpourri House, burns too hot and poses a risk of fire. The firm reports at least 12 incidents where the product caught on fire which resulted in minor property damage and no injuries. Consumers should return the Ceramic Potpourri House to any Kmart store for their choice of a full refund of the purchase price, replacement with a new potpourri house or replacement of the original tealight candle with a box of ten new tealight candles.

Ceramic Potpourri Houses.

Source:

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

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by Kmart.
Source:

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

Was anyone hurt?

The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.

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.
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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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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

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CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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