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HLS christmas tree lights

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 7, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jan 7, 2014the latest report was made
  • Jan 7, 2014the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
HLS
Maker
1000Bulbs.comMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Christmas tree lightsCPSC’s product type: Christmas Tree Lights (code 1711), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Seasonal Decorations

By month

1 report from February 2013 to January 2014; the most in January 2014, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20141

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known

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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. Hurt, care not known

    Made Jan 7, 2014, sent to the company Feb 28, 2014, published by CPSC Mar 18, 2014

    The product, in the report: Blue Christmas Tree Lights Scatter lights on floor as they would be seperated on a Xmas tree. Then look at them! Sending product to you. Plug them in. Look at them for a few minutes-and your eyes will be damaged also. Caused consumer to have difficulty seeing for several hours. Caused 39 yr old son & his wife to have their eyes hurt also.

    The consumer says the blue christmas tree lights hurts his eyes as well as his [son] and wife. The consumer says the lights radiate ultra violet light. The glass on it is chemically coded and very harmful. The consumer says that as soon as he looks at them he had to “squint” his eyes. He says he never has had eye problems before.

    Bought from
    online
    Bought
    Jan 1, 2014
    Where
    Unspecified: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 80, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand HLS, made or sold by 1000Bulbs.com
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Level of care not known

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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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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.

Source:

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

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