Amscan Inc. (Elmsford, NY 10523) other electric lighting
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 30, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 30, 2011the latest report was made
- Sep 30, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Amscan Inc. (Elmsford, NY 10523)
- Maker
- VISUAL EFFECTS INDUSTRIESMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Other electric lightingCPSC’s product type: Other Electric Lighting Equipment (code 4039), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Indoor Lighting
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2011 | 1 |
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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Sep 30, 2011, sent to the company Oct 17, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 31, 2011
The product, in the report: I was unable to find the correct product type in the list of options. This is what it is: A plastic battery operated disco ball that lights up and spins. And just happens to smoke and melt too. It has an web address of www.amscan.com I bought this product at Party City. It is labeled as “Spinning Mirror Ball”.
The item is a battery operated spinning light up mirror ball or disco ball. As soon as I turned it on it began to smoke and the plastic base it was built on started to melt.
- Model
- Spinning Mirror Ball
- UPC
- 644137001310
- Bought from
- Party City
- Bought
- Sep 15, 2011
- Where
- Houston, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Amscan Inc. (Elmsford, NY 10523), made or sold by VISUAL EFFECTS INDUSTRIES
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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