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Swan Creek Candle Co. matches, kind not given

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 9, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jan 9, 2017the latest report was made
  • Jan 9, 2017the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Swan Creek Candle Co.
Maker
SWAN CREEK CANDLE COMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Matches, kind not givenCPSC’s product type: Matches, Not Specified (code 1731), in Fuel, Lighters and Fireworks: Lighters & Matches

By month

1 report from February 2016 to January 2017; the most in January 2017, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20171

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

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. No one hurt

    Made Jan 9, 2017, sent to the company Apr 10, 2017, published by CPSC Apr 24, 2017

    The product, in the report: Swan Creek Candle matches

    Swan Creek Candle gives you matches when you buy their candles the tops of the matches fly off when lit one landed on my carpet and burnt a hole in it.

    1) Approximately, how large was the hole that was burned in your carpet? I sent a photo about 1” across

    2) How did you put the flame out or did it die out by itself? I put it out by stepping on it

    3) How long would you estimate that the flame lasted (5 seconds, 10 seconds or more)? 5 seconds

    4) Were these paper matches or the wooden stick like matches? Wooden must be dry the heads fly off this isn’t the first time usually use them in the room with tile floor this time it caught the kitchen carpet on fire.

    5) Was this the very first match that you used or had you used some of the matches previously, without any incident? First match one of yours

    6) Lastly, were there any warnings or precautions on the product’s packaging? No I sent the box and the match back to you. Did you receive it?

    Where
    Pontiac, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 62, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Swan Creek Candle Co., made or sold by SWAN CREEK CANDLE CO
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

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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