Recall: Pottery Barn Recall to Issue Important Safety Warning for Halloween House Tealight Holders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2003 Release # 04-004

Company Phone Number: (888) 922-9245 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, Pottery Barn Announce Recall to Issue Important Safety Warning for Halloween House Tealight Holders

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Halloween House Tea Light Holder

Units: 5,400

Manufacturer: Pottery Barn, of San Francisco, Calif.

Hazard: Using a plastic tealight in the turret may cause the tealight to flare up, presenting a fire hazard. Only metal tealight holders should be used.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The Halloween House is all black in color with wire-web windows, mesh rooftops and a brick-front exterior. The house is made of metal and measures 14.5 inches in height. The base of the house is a thin, flat piece of metal surrounded by a black wire metal fence. The house holds four tealights on the bottom floor and one inside the turret. "Made In China" is written on a sticker on the bottom of the house.

Sold at: Pottery Barn retail stores nationwide from July 2003 through September 2003 for about $40.

Manufactured in: Taiwan

Remedy: Consumers should go to their Pottery Barn store with the purchase receipt, if available, to receive a complimentary set of metal tealights and a warning sticker to place on the item for future users that states: "Warning - Do not use plastic tealights. Use only with metal tealights."

Consumer Contact: Pottery Barn for recorded information anytime at (888) 922-9245.

Media Contact: Leigh Oshirak, Williams-Sonoma Inc. (415) 616-7859.