Mega (? not sure) flashlights and lanterns
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 13, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 13, 2014the latest report was made
- Aug 13, 2014the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Mega (? not sure)
- Maker
- STARCREST OF CALIFORNIA CATALOGMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Flashlights and lanternsCPSC’s product type: Flashlights or Battery-powered Lanterns (code 639), in Yard & Garden: Outdoor Lighting
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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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Hurt, no treatment Made Aug 13, 2014, sent to the company Aug 21, 2014, published by CPSC Sep 12, 2014
The product, in the report: 51-LED flashlight, about 6 inches long, black metal, battery-powered
I bought a 51-LED flashlight, which we used during a power outage at night to find our way around. We didn’t use it for a particularly long time, but when we went to bed, my husband and I both experienced a white half-moon shaped crescent as we closed our eyes. It was obvious that the area we could see in our closed eyes was an area that had been burned by the use of the LED flashlight! This kind of thing is temporary when you are blinded by a light briefly (it took 15 minutes or so for it to go away). But I am now very concerned that these LED lights can cause lasting eye damage, what with the push to get folks to use them in numerous capacities for much longer periods of time.
- Bought from
- Make Life easier catalog
- Bought
- Feb 14, 2013
- Where
- Crozet, Virginia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 61, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Mega (? not sure), made or sold by STARCREST OF CALIFORNIA CATALOG
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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.