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CPSC, Emess Lighting Inc. and SLI Lighting Solutions Inc. Announce Recall to Repair Twister Portable Lamps is CPSC recall #02032, announced on October 31, 2001. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled Twister™ lamps are 38 inches tall, have a flexible neck, and Looney Tunes™ or Disney™ cartoon characters on the plastic shade. Some lamps have no cartoon characters, but have black, white, blue, green, yellow, red or purple plastic shades. A silver label near the bulb reads in part, "Caution: To Reduce the Risk of Fire Use 40 Watt MAX. Made in China." The remedy is consumers should not use these lamps near bedding, carpeting, or upholstered furniture. to receive a free retrofit kit, consumers should contact the twister lamp recall hotline or log on the company's website at www.twisterlamp.com or write to: twister lamp recall, one early street, ellwood city, pa 16117. the in-home consumer repair kit includes a wire bulb guard and enhanced safety instructions.. Affected brands: Emess Lighting Inc., SLI Lighting Solutions Inc..
The recalled Twister™ lamps are 38 inches tall, have a flexible neck, and Looney Tunes™ or Disney™ cartoon characters on the plastic shade. Some lamps have no cartoon characters, but have black, white, blue, green, yellow, red or purple plastic shades. A silver label near the bulb reads in part, "Caution: To Reduce the Risk of Fire Use 40 Watt MAX. Made in China."
Affected products
Twister portable lamps
Recalled brands
Emess Lighting Inc., SLI Lighting Solutions Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should not use these lamps near bedding, carpeting, or upholstered furniture. To receive a free retrofit kit, consumers should contact the Twister Lamp Recall Hotline or log on the company's website at www.twisterlamp.com or write to: Twister Lamp Recall, One Early Street, Ellwood City, PA 16117. The in-home consumer repair kit includes a wire bulb guard and enhanced safety instructions.
Recall date
October 31, 2001
CPSC recall #02032 covers CPSC, Emess Lighting Inc. and SLI Lighting Solutions Inc. Announce Recall to Repair Twister Portable Lamps, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on October 31, 2001. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled Twister™ lamps are 38 inches tall, have a flexible neck, and Looney Tunes™ or Disney™ cartoon characters on the plastic shade. Some lamps have no cartoon characters, but have black, white, blue, green, yellow, red or purple plastic shades. A silver label near the bulb reads in part, "Caution: To Reduce the Risk of Fire Use 40 Watt MAX. Made in China."
The CPSC remedy for recall #02032 is consumers should not use these lamps near bedding, carpeting, or upholstered furniture. to receive a free retrofit kit, consumers should contact the twister lamp recall hotline or log on the company's website at www.twisterlamp.com or write to: twister lamp recall, one early street, ellwood city, pa 16117. the in-home consumer repair kit includes a wire bulb guard and enhanced safety instructions.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-Emess-Lighting-Inc-and-SLI-Lighting-Solutions-Inc-Announce-Recall-to-Repair-Twister-Portable-Lamps-. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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