Olympic Mountain Products Recalls Tealight Wax
Warmers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Costco (Recall Alert)
Recall Summary
Name of product:
Tealight Wax Warmer sets
Hazard:
The tealights in the warmers can burn with an erratic or
high flame, posing fire and burn hazards.
Consumer Contact:
Olympic Mountain Products toll-free at (855) 330-3590
anytime, or online at www.MyEssenza.com
and click on “Recall Alert Notice” for more information.
Remedy
Refund
Recall Details
In conjunction with Canada
Units
About 209,000 sets in the United States and 23,000 sets
in Canada
Description
This recall involves ceramic tealight warmer sets that
include four tealight candles, four sets of scented wax cubes for melting, and
a ceramic warmer with a metal stand and a glass dish to hold the wax
cubes. The ceramic tealight warmers are white with a green glass dish or
brown with an orange glass dish for the wax cubes. “Essenza” is printed on the
front of the packaging and Costco item number #852473 is printed on the sides
of the packaging.
Incidents/Injuries
Olympic Mountain Products has received 22 reports of
tealights with erratic or high flames, including two minor burn injuries to
consumers and one incident resulting in minor property damage.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled
tealight wax warmer sets and return them to Costco for a full refund. Costco is
contacting its customers directly.
Sold exclusively
at
Costco Wholesale stores nationwide from August 2014
through October 2014 for about $20.
Importer(s)
Olympic Mountain Products Inc., of Kent, Wash.
Manufactured in
U.S., Canada and China