March
8, 2001
Xanadu
Candle Co., of Guatemala City, Guatemala, is voluntarily recalling about 2.8
million candles. These candles can burn with a high flame, posing a fire and
burn hazard to consumers. Xanadu Candle Co. has received seven reports of
candles burning with high flames resulting in minor burns to consumers.
These candles were all sold in glass containers. A label on the bottom of these
candles reads, "Nature's Preserves,TM" "Home
Fragrance Filled" or "Spring Hydrangea." The "Nature's
PreservesTM" candles include a 16-ounce canning jar container
filled with imitation fruit, a 10-ounce round container filled with imitation
flowers, jars containing candy corn or jelly beans, containers filled with star
or tree shapes, square-shaped jars containing imitation vegetables, and
"Beauty In BloomTM Botanical" candles. The "Home
Fragrance" candles are sold in iced tea/lemonade glasses, champagne flutes
and sherbet glasses. The "Spring Hydrangea" candles were round
containers filled with imitation flowers. The bottom label on all the candles
reads, "Trim wick to 1/4" before each lighting," "The White
Barn Candle Co." and/or "Bath & Body Works."
Bath & Body Works and The White Barn Candle Co. stores nationwide sold
these candles from June 1999 through January 2001 for between $15 and $25.
Consumers should stop using these recalled candles immediately and return
them to any Bath & Body Works or The White Barn Candle Co. store for store
credit for the price of the candle and a $5 coupon, or for a cash refund. For
more information, call Bath & Body Works/The White Barn Candle Co. at (800)
395-1001 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
This recall does not apply to the 5.6 oz "Nature's PreservesTM"
candles, which resemble small glass canning jars. This recall also does not
apply to Nature's PreservesTM" Beauty in BloomTM"
candles (small glass jars with imitation flowers), if there is a code on the
bottom label that ends in either the letter "X" or "N."