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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Pre-lit artificial Christmas trees
Hazard: The electrical components of the tree’s light strings can overheat and melt, posing fire, burn, and shock hazards to consumers.
Remedy: Refund
Consumer Contact: Seasonal Specialties at (800) 353-3116 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Mondaythrough Friday, or visit www.seasonalspecialties.com and click on Recall Information at the bottom of the page for more information.
Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/
Recall Details
Units: About 1,800
Description: This recall involves the Twinkling Pine pre-lit artificial Christmas trees sold under the Enchanted Forrest brand. The Christmas trees are green and stand 7 ½ feet tall. They have 400 champagne-colored, slow-twinkling LED lights and a green metal stand. The recalled model number 287-1261 and UPC code 741895425478 are printed on the retail box and on a red tag attached to a tree branch.
Incidents/Injuries: Menards has received two reports of the tree’s light strings overheating, melting or smoking. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately unplug and stop using the Christmas tree and return it to Menards for a refund.
Sold exclusively at: Menards stores nationwide and online at www.menards.com from September 2013 through November 2013 for about $300.
Importer: Seasonal Specialties LLC, of Eden Prairie, Minn.
Manufactured in: China
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