Family Dollar Wax Warmers recall: Fire and Burn Hazards
Family Dollar Recalls Wax Warmers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Why was Family Dollar Wax Warmers recalled?
The wax warmers can produce high flames, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled wax warmers and return them to any Family Dollar store location for a full refund. Contact: Family Dollar stores at 800-547-0359 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or online at www.familydollar.com, then click on Product Recalls in the Help section at the bottom of the page.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Wax Warmers
- Company
- Family Dollar Services Inc., of Matthews, N.C.
- Quantity
- About 32,000
- Sold at
- Family Dollar stores nationwide from April 2015 through September 2015 for $4.
- Recall date
- November 12, 2015
- Incidents / injuries
- Family Dollar has received 11 reports of the warmers producing high flames, including two reports of burn injuries and three reports of property damage.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves ceramic wax warmer sets that include four vanilla-scented wax cubes for melting and a teacup-shaped ceramic warmer with an opening to insert a tea light candle. Candles are not sold as part of set. The ceramic warmers were colored cream with gold trim, and green with gold trim.