2000 pc Indoor Bug Zapper insect traps, powered
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 14, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 14, 2025the latest report was made
- Jan 14, 2025the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- 2000 pc Indoor Bug Zapper
- Maker
- Spectrum Brands, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Insect traps, poweredCPSC’s product type: Insect Traps, Powered (code 1460), in Yard & Garden: Other
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2025 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Jan 14, 2025, sent to the company Mar 3, 2025, published by CPSC Mar 17, 2025
The product, in the report: Bug Zapper
10/31/2022) The consumer stated that the product caught on fire. The consumer had plugged in the product before he left the property. When he came back later, he smelled something. He looked through the window of his house and saw sparks coming from the bug zapper. He went inside, held my breath and unplugged the product. There was a plastic clear smoke smell throughout the house. The clear smoke followed me outside to garage put on respreator too go check for fire in house Then is when I inhailed clear plastic toxic smoke.
The consumer stated that he inhaled the plastic smoke and had to receive medical attention from the doctor. He had x-rays done. CT scan showed smoke in my lungs after 3 months
- Model
- DHMW15
- Bought from
- Menards, Minnesota
- Bought
- Sep 30, 2022
- Where
- Aurora, Minnesota: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 61, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand 2000 pc Indoor Bug Zapper, made or sold by Spectrum Brands, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.