CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT

These votive candles can burn with a high flame or irregular flame posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Official Consumer Product Safety Recall • March 18, 2004

CPSC, Bath & Body Works Announce Recall of Votive Candles

The votive candles were sold individually and in sets. A label on the bottom of the votive candle reads: Real Essence 1½" x 2½". The specific recalled votive candles are: Rosewood Tea; Lilac Blossom; Vintage Leather; Brushed Suede; Warm Vanilla Sugar; Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin; Spiced Cider; and Amber Myrrh. These votive candles were also sold in a six-pack set: Lilac Blossom, Spiced Cider, and Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin. In addition, Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin was sold in "the scented home quartet" set. This recall does not apply to any other Real Essence votive candles.

Required Consumer Action

Consumers should stop using these recalled votive candles immediately and return them to any Bath & Body Works or The White Barn Candle Company store for a merchandise credit, merchandise exchange, or a full cash refund.

Contact Information

For more information, call Bath & Body Works and The White Barn Candle Company at (800) 395-1001 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (ET) Monday through Friday. Visit the company's website at: www.bathandbodyworks.com

Recall Details

Sold At
Bath and Body Works and The White Barn Candle Company stores nationwide sold these votive candles and sets, from March 2003 to February 2004, for $1.25 to $18.00.
Injuries
The company has received nine complaints of votive candles burning with high flame, two of which involved minor injuries.
Manufacturer
The White Barn Candle Company, of Columbus, Ohio
Recall Number
04101

Product Information

Product Name
"Real Essence" votive candles
Product Type
Candles & Candle Holders
Number of Units
733,000
Manufacturer Name
The White Barn Candle Company, of Columbus, Ohio
Manufactured In
United States

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Contact Manufacturer

Use the contact information below to reach out about this recall:

Phone (800) 395-1001
Website www.bathandbodyworks.com
Full Contact Information

For more information, call Bath & Body Works and The White Barn Candle Company at (800) 395-1001 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (ET) Monday through Friday. Visit the company's website at: www.bathandbodyworks.com