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CPSC, Winstar International, Inc. Announce Recall of Christmas Light Sets is CPSC recall #02065, announced on December 13, 2001. The CPSC cites the following hazard: These are miniature Christmas lights with 100 lights on each string of various colors, including green, blue, red, yellow, purple and clear. The plug has "125V-3A" imprinted on it. There is no other labeling on the string of lights, and no mark of an independent testing laboratory. The packaging is a red box with a photo of a Christmas tree on the right side and a window showing the lights inside. Writing on the box includes, "JUEGO DE LUCES DE NAVIDAD," "100 MINIATURE LIGHTS," "FIVE-WAY FLASHER," "PRE-TESTED," and "ENERGY SAVER." The remedy is consumers should stop using the christmas lights immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund.. Affected brand: Winstar International Inc..
These are miniature Christmas lights with 100 lights on each string of various colors, including green, blue, red, yellow, purple and clear. The plug has "125V-3A" imprinted on it. There is no other labeling on the string of lights, and no mark of an independent testing laboratory. The packaging is a red box with a photo of a Christmas tree on the right side and a window showing the lights inside. Writing on the box includes, "JUEGO DE LUCES DE NAVIDAD," "100 MINIATURE LIGHTS," "FIVE-WAY FLASHER," "PRE-TESTED," and "ENERGY SAVER."
Affected products
Miniature Christmas lights
Recalled brands
Winstar International Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the Christmas lights immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund.
Recall date
December 13, 2001
CPSC recall #02065 covers CPSC, Winstar International, Inc. Announce Recall of Christmas Light Sets, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on December 13, 2001. The CPSC cites the following hazard: These are miniature Christmas lights with 100 lights on each string of various colors, including green, blue, red, yellow, purple and clear. The plug has "125V-3A" imprinted on it. There is no other labeling on the string of lights, and no mark of an independent testing laboratory. The packaging is a red box with a photo of a Christmas tree on the right side and a window showing the lights inside. Writing on the box includes, "JUEGO DE LUCES DE NAVIDAD," "100 MINIATURE LIGHTS," "FIVE-WAY FLASHER," "PRE-TESTED," and "ENERGY SAVER."
The CPSC remedy for recall #02065 is consumers should stop using the christmas lights immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund.. 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-Winstar-International-Inc-Announce-Recall-of-Christmas-Light-Sets. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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