Bath & Body Works Recalls Garden Lavender Botanical Candles Due to Fire Hazard
Bath & Body Works is recalling Garden Lavender Botanical Candles because dried flowers inside may catch fire. No injuries have been reported.
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 three reported ignition incidents, but no injuries have been reported, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Bath & Body Works Inc. is recalling approximately 18,400 Garden Lavender Botanical Candles in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The cylindrical, white wax candles measure 4 inches high and 4 inches in diameter and contain small purple lavender flowers. A label on the bottom of the candle reads "Garden Lavender Botanical Candle."
The recall is being issued because the dried flowers inside the candle may catch fire as the candle burns, presenting a fire hazard. Bath & Body Works has received three reports of the lavender material inside the candle igniting. No injuries have been reported.
Bath & Body Works stores sold the lavender candles nationwide from May 1996 through August 1996 for about $15. Consumers should immediately stop using the lavender botanical candles and return them to any Bath & Body Works retail store for a refund of the purchase price, plus a $25.00 Bath & Body Works gift certificate. For more information, consumers should call Bath & Body Works at (800) 395-1001. No other Bath & Body Works candles are involved in this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Bath & Body Works Garden Lavender Botanical Candles
- Manufacturer
- Bath & Body Works
- Category
- Consumer Product — Candles
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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