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SevereCPSC·25038·Announced 2024-11-07

Portable Lamps Recalled Due to Fire Hazard from Battery Overheating

About 5,300 Tala Muse Portable Lamps are recalled due to fire hazard from battery overheating. One incident caused property damage; consumers should stop using the lamps and contact Tala for a free replacement bulb.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source reports one confirmed incident of battery overheating that caused a fire with property damage to furniture, which meets the rubric criterion for significant property-damage reports. No injuries have been reported.

Plain-English summary

Tala North America is recalling approximately 5,300 Tala Muse Portable Lamps. The affected lamps have batch codes 01/21, 01/22, 01/23, or 01/24, printed on the base. They were sold in brass, blue, white, black, red, pink, and green colors.

An electronic malfunction can cause the lamp's lightbulb to fail and the lithium battery to overheat, creating a fire hazard. The firm has received one report of a battery overheating that caused a fire, resulting in property damage to a side table and bed. No injuries have been reported.

The lamps were sold online through West Elm, One Kings Lane, Lumens, Lulu & Georgia, Lightology, and Anthropologie between September 2021 and July 2024, priced between $275 and $495.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lamps. To receive a free replacement bulb, contact Tala North America at 800-408-2226 (4 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday), email [email protected], or visit talalighting.com/pages/the-muse-bulb-replacement-program-safety-recalls. You will need to complete a replacement request form, attach a photo of the product, and state the number of recalled bulbs.

The recalled product

Product
Tala Muse Portable Lamps
Manufacturer
Tala North America Inc., of New York
Category
Consumer Product — Portable Lighting
Hazard
  • fire
  • battery-overheat
Affected units
5,300

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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