RECALL: Halogen Table Lamps

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 9, 2007
Release #07-183

Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 284-9162
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Halogen Table Lamps Sold at Lowe's Stores Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

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

Name of product: Halogen Table Lamps

Units: About 97,000

Importer: L G Sourcing, Inc., of North Wilkesboro, N.C.

Manufacturer: Winsource Industries, Ltd., of Hong Kong

Hazard: These lamps can short circuit, posing a fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: L G Sourcing has received one report of a minor
fire with the halogen table lamp. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The recalled table lamps have a plastic base and two
extendable arms connecting the base to a halogen lamp. The lamps were
sold in white, red, blue, orange and purple. Item number 101988 is
printed on the bottom of the lamp base.

Sold exclusively at: Lowe's retail outlets nationwide from April 2006
through March 2007 for about $10.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the lamps immediately and return
them to any Lowe's retail outlet to receive a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact L G Sourcing
toll-free at (866) 284-9162 anytime, or visit www.lowes.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07183.html

 

Gee, what a surprise.

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Regards,
        Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

  spambait@milmac.com (Doug Miller) wrote:

Gee, what a stupid comment.  Since a large fraction of everything from
the finest electronic products in the world to the cheapest crap are
made in China, you can deduce absolutely nothing of interest from those
lamps being made in China.


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--Tim Smith

 On Wed, 09 May 2007 19:51:20 -0700, Tim Smith


Actually, there has been a consistent string of recalls on products
made in China coming from the CPSC lately. I don't know how you might
prove that they also make the 'finest electronic products in the
world', but you could certainly present a circumstantial case for the
opposite.

Ryan

 
Indeed, IBM's laptop computers is now an entirely Chinese company
since they offer consistent high quality,
but a /lot/ of dangerous electronics is getting into the USA.
Stuff without UL or any safety approval.
Stuff that should not have even been manufactured in the first place
due to hazardous and poor construction.
It's easy to find: just look at your local dollar store.
Even the lightbulbs tend to burn out immediately or shatter
(I've experienced that several times).

The attitude used to be "you can't sell stuff until proven safe".
Now we've allowing any and all crap into the market
and it's /assumed/ safe until proven hazardous.
That privilege is being abused.  Heavily.

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-- mejeep deMeep ferret!