Cost Plus World Market Recalls Bleeding Drip Taper Candles Due to Fire Hazard
Cost Plus World Market is recalling bleeding drip taper candles because their high flames can ignite the wax, posing a fire hazard.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with one reported incident of a candle catching fire, but no injuries or property damage have been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Cost Plus World Market is recalling about 8,400 bleeding drip taper candles due to a fire hazard. The unscented wax candles are black and bleed red wax as they melt. The high flame can ignite the surface of the wax. The candles were sold in a pack of two, measuring about 10 inches long, with SKU/UPC 544668/000000544668.
The firm has received two incident reports, including one of a candle catching on fire. No injuries or property damage have been reported. The candles were sold at Cost Plus World Market and World Market stores nationwide and online from August 2017 through October 2017 for about $7.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled candles and return them to any Cost Plus World Market or World Market store for a full refund. For more information, consumers can call Cost Plus World Market toll-free at 877-967-5362 from 7 a.m. to midnight ET daily or visit www.worldmarket.com and click on “Product Recalls.”
The recalled product
- Product
- Bleeding drip taper candles
- Manufacturer
- Proud Wealth International LTD, of China
- Category
- Consumer Product — Candles
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 8,400
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
UPCs (1)
- 000000544668
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Related recalls
Same hazard · fire
See all →- SevereVQQQ Gas Patio Heaters Recalled for Fire and Burn Hazards
CPSC · 2026-10-22
- HighForest River Recalls 2023-2026 Pause Travel Trailers for Wiring Defect
NHTSA · 2026-10-20
- SevereForest River Recalls 2026-2027 Cedar Creek Trailers for Fire Risk
NHTSA · 2026-10-16
- SevereAlliance RV Recalls Valor and Delta Trailers Due to Fire Risk
NHTSA · 2026-10-16
- SevereSpartan RV Chassis K2 Recalled for Fuel Hose Separation Risk
NHTSA · 2026-10-15
Similar recalls
- High
- High
- High
- HighCost Plus Recalls Glass Bubble Knobs Due to Laceration Hazard
CPSC · 2014-06-11
- SevereNordstrom Recalls Taper and Votive Candles Due to Fire Hazard
CPSC · 2008-01-22
- High