Halloween skeleton candles recalled because included ornaments are flammable
About 3,680 Halloween-themed Skeleton Wax Candles sold at Kroger stores are being recalled because the candle contains ornaments that are flammable.
What this means for you
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: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: flammable ornaments around a lit candle pose fire and burn hazards, and the notice states no incidents have been reported.
Plain-English summary
A Halloween-themed Skeleton Wax Candle is being recalled. It is a white candle in a black plastic bowl that includes skeleton and pumpkin ornaments and a duck candle. The plastic container bears a misspelled warning label reading "WANING: PLASTIC CONTAINER AND ONAMENTS ARE FLAMMABLE", along with a red $7 price sticker.
The candle contains ornaments that are flammable, posing fire and burn hazards. The CPSC notice states that no injuries or incidents have been reported.
About 3,680 units were sold at Kroger stores nationwide, including Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Smith's and King Soopers, from September 2025 to October 2025 for about $7.
Consumers should stop using the candle and return it to any Kroger store for a full refund in the original form of payment.
The recalled product
- Product
- Halloween-themed Skeleton Wax Candle
- Manufacturer
- Carole Accessories, Inc., of Los Angeles, California
- Category
- Consumer Product — Candle
- Hazard
- fire
- burn
- flammable-materials
- Affected units
- 3,680
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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