Actual Headline: ‘More Than 7 million Candles Recalled for Fire Risk’
- Posted on April 20, 2011 at 8:50am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Editor’s note: the actual headline the AP sent out with this were story reads, “More than 7 million candles recalled for fire risk.” We can’t make that up.
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 7 million candles are being recalled because of concerns the cup holding the candle could melt or catch fire.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the tea lights were sold under the Chesapeake Bay Candle and Modern Light brand names.
They were sold at Home Goods, Target, Wegmans and other stores nationwide between July 2009 and February 2011.
The CPSC says the candles have a clear plastic cup that can melt or ignite, posing a fire and burn hazard.
The importer, Pacific Trade International Inc. of Rockville, Md., has received one report of the plastic cup melting while in use.
No injuries or property damage have been reported.
Consumers can call the company at 800-331-8339 for more information or visit its website at http://www.chesapeakebaycandle.com .
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Two Party Scam
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:26amBreaking News:
Georgetown Jesuit University
Comrade Obamas ‘Safety’ czar has just announced they are banning bottled water due to risk of drowning.
Report Post »fixer
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:16amHUH? Who knew? Candles are a fire hazard?
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:15amThey use plastic holders? Maybe to make less noise when finished with the candle? Remember the boarding school admonition: “Remember, girls, lights out at 10pm; candles out at 11pm!”
Report Post »Politikellyincorrect
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:04amI just read the headline to my 12 year old daughter…. She’s been in a giggle-fit for 5 minutes now.
When a child can instantaneously see the stupidity of such a thing, but our safety police can’t …. We’re in big trouble.
Report Post »Johnny1943
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:04amKind of like the idiot that bought suppositories and tried to return them because they were too painfull to take. D’ah REMOVE FOIL BEFORE INSERTING!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:13amDamn, AND they ought to put a notice on the condom package to take it out of the package BEFORE trying to put it on! Where is the FDA when you really need them! I NEVER understood how putting the condom on a ripe banana would work, anyway!
Report Post »Plastik
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:53amIt’s like an early warning device. When the container flares up… It’s time for another candle.. Good Idea!
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:11amYes, AND you can light the replacement candle from the first candle’s holder if you waited too long to light it from the candle itself! A little lighter fluid might help, or gasoline if you’re out of lighter fluid! Be sure to do this indoors, especially if you’re a little late in paying your fire insurance! With morgage rates this low, it shouldn’t be too difficult replacing your housing AFTER you get out of your Obamacare facility! And, they might just give you a SuperHero Cape, so your ego isn’t damaged from the POOF of the relight!
Report Post »BruceB
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:36amAnother way to avoid the fire risk is not to light them. Sort of the “Simple Simon” principle.
Report Post »RustyElbows
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:33amThe importer, Pacific Trade International Inc. of Rockville, Md., has received one report of the plastic cup melting while in use.
No injuries or property damage have been reported.
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HUH???? Only “one” report and our do-good watchdogs go into full swing. Got to tell the wife to check with the feds before she resupplies the air freshener.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:08amThis is clearly one of the “BIG” issues our politicans are qualified to take on!!!
Report Post »Johnny1943
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:10amPlug in air fresheners w/ night lights have caused fires and have been recalled. You guessed it MADE IN CHINA. I know they can make them cheaper, but at what cost – a burned down house?
Report Post »thebarbarian
Posted on April 21, 2011 at 12:15amis cheap refering to cost ar quality ….both maybe?
Report Post »sister1_rm
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:33amHa ha ha! What a headline. It got me laughing. Now why would any company put a candle in a plastic cup? Why would anyone light such a candle? Clearly at least one person did.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:32amCandles emit CO2 gases, they should all be banned. For that matter, fire of any kid should be banned. I’ll write the White House, I‘m sure I’ll get a sympathetic ear from the annointed one.
Report Post »POIPNE
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:45amFlashlights……..oh, wait they have batteries which ruin the environment………SOLAR powered flashlights…..is somebody working on that? Never mind, I’m sure they are. And don’t tell me about WIND powered flashlights ’cause we all know that’s just silly. Sarcasm intended.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:22amWith Obama the Mad Commie Energy Plan, We May Just Be Looking At Candles In A Whole New Light.
Report Post »alina.bolero
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:15amWow! One candle is 7 million melted the container cup! ITS A NATIONAL CRISIS! We need federal regulation NOW to outlaw all open flames!!!! Fire should ONLY be handled by our benevolent government. Oh … and we should probably regulate wheels while we are at it! Wheels allow vehicles to move and vehicles have been known to kill people!!
STOP THE FIRE … STOP THE WHEEL!
STOP THE FIRE … STOP THE WHEEL!
STOP THE FIRE … STOP THE WHEEL!
lol … I’m such a sarcastic b-tch!
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:12amI think I would be recalling the ones that weren’t at risk of fire risk. Isn’t that what you buy candles for? To set them on fire so you can have light. Just wondering.
Report Post »RED-DAWN
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:11amThank you Washington! I feel so much safer now…..
Report Post »microace
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:08amI don’t know about you, but I like my candles to have a fire risk…
Report Post »Marine Recon Dad
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:03amFolks, it is NOT the candles’ fault. It is the MATCHES fault. If it wasn’t lit, it wouldn’t be a hazard. That will be the next lawsuit, right? Move over, McDonalds…..
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:02amMade In China.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:01am.
Report Post »I feel safer already…………
eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:01amLove those Chinese goods!
Report Post »demint.disciple
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:00amThey did this on purpose, they know most Christians buy candles.. I see a conspiracy here folks…
Report Post »randy
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 8:57amI’ve purchased these candles…..
Report Post »The clear plastic cap is packaging!
Who is stupid enough to light the candle and leave the cap on?
Slobaphobe
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:03amThe same people who would use a heating pad in the bathtub. Just one of DO NOT caveats on my recent purchase….
Report Post »DimmuBorgir
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:08amHA HA HA HA exactly
i know what you’re talking about now. that would be dumb as hell to pull the wick through the little holes and try to light it
Report Post »FieryRedHead
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:10amClearly, these people are looking for a payday via frivolous lawsuits (AND are too dumb to read the label).
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 8:12pmI say keep selling these candles. I remember a time where it was survival of the fittest. At least this way is more humane than sterileization. Or Obamas Death Panels.
Report Post »LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 8:57amI made my own Wood Stove one time… yup I made it out of Oak, and i had one good fire :-(
Report Post »DogWithA_Bone
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:53pmHahahahaha!!!! That was a real LOL..
Report Post »Thank You
POIPNE
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 8:57amWere they “Made in China”?
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:07amYou know it! And with the purpose, I’d bet, that many would die as a result of stupidity.
Report Post »Can’t argue that point.
POIPNE
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:32amThey probably contain lead-based paint then. For God sake people DON’T EAT THEM! Especially if they’re lit at the time.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 8:57amGod above help us now!
Another example of government inspired incompentency on the job!
Wonder which part of the adminsitration ordered these candles?
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:45amProbably the same ones who declared Dodge Ball a national crisis of child endangerment.
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:38am@Snow,
Report Post »that would be the EPA, oh and the department of energy too.
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 11:32amThe same damn people who invented paper cups to put liquids in. Anyone ever leave a McDonalds cup full of coke in their car over the weekend?
Report Post »DimmuBorgir
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 8:56amHA HA HA
i mean i guess that is serious since you expect a candle to remain in it’s container.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:01amTo be fair, putting candles in plastic containers is kind of foolish, I can see where it could potentially cause an issue if there was any kind of breeze wafting through a home.
Report Post »Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:08amIs that like throwing matches in gasoline? How about putting a fire in my SUV to stay warm?
Report Post »BIGJAYINPA
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:16amLet me see if I understand this. Some rocket scientist thought it would be a good idea to put a candle with an open flame in a plastic container. Knowledgeable consumers bought these candles and agreed it was a good idea to have an open flame in a plastic container so they lit them. Then they left them burning and did not pay any attention to the open flame burning in their homes, the plastic melted and bad things happened. Am I missing something here?? Why would anyone but a complete IDIOT light a flame in a PLASTC container?? And why does anyone need the GOVERNMENT to tell thwem that it is a STUPID IDEA and you should not buy and use these things???
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:33amBIGJAYINPA
Good points but remember there are people that voted Obama for POTUS. The woman in Florida thought it was a good idea to drive with HOT coffee in her lap and now we have warnings on coffee cups. Stupid people need to be warned of danger because common sense isn’t common anymore.
Report Post »sedition
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:39amWere they imported from China?
Report Post »cvs334
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:58amActually had a candle jar break before and almost burn the house down … if we had not been in the room at the time the thing broke and caught the mantle on fire it would have been a major loss!
Report Post »cvs334
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:59amand ours was GLASS not plastic!
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:13amBIGJAYINPA
Report Post »The reason for the plastic cup is:—— it is cheap! The tea candle is SUPPOSED to be placed inside a nonflammable container. If prudence of this sort is exercised; no fire hazard. A stink hazard certainly. Furthermore an open flame inside a structure, common sense dictates, requires close monitoring.
Nanny state nudging is always talked about here….once again it is showing up.
Stoic one
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:21amfurther more; i was a receiver for a chain store. the ones that were shipped to our store had in fine print on the bottom “remove before igniting.”
Report Post »I ask why the conversion from glass.the statement i got was the the glass cups weigh about 100 times the plastic cups . shipping costs are lower.
heyjms
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:29amDon’t worry Obama will come out with Green Candle that is safe for all us morons… fire bad!
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:41amWhat sedition said! We’re they made in China? China doesn’t like us. China’s even tried to harm our children.
Buy Made In The USA Only!
Report Post »rodamaa
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:46am@BIGJAYINPA
Quick let’s make a run on common sense before people figure it out! Not a commodity ? Too bad :-(
Report Post »Conservative Hippy
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 11:14amThis Just In: Obama demands legislation to ban all candles in an effort to protect the children of america!. Republicans, who are against the legislation, saying its overreaching and a waste of money are being decried by the MSM as wanting to kill children…
Report Post »GEW
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 11:25amThis is funny. The funnest part is I read this headline twice before I started laughing and still am…LOL
Report Post »thebarbarian
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:23pmyou’ve got to be kidding. plastic.
Report Post »@ cva334 . this past winter i had 2 shatter they were glass. the glass containers were made in china. scince i’ve only bought American made. a little more up front but cheeper in the long run . they cost ony about 20% more on average but lasted mor than twice as long and have been able to reuse the glass several times by femelting lod used up candles and dropping in new wicks. get what you pay for . love that American quality over the chinese rip offs