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Date: 10/27/2009 4:28:20 PM

Haunted House Screen Candle Holders Recalled by Coynes & Co. Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Yankee Candle

REASON: The window panes on the screen can ignite, posing a fire hazard.

distribution: nationwide.

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: Haunted House Screen Tea Light Holders

Units: About 7,800

Distributor: Coynes & Company, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Hazard: The window panes on the screen can ignite, posing a fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received three reports of the window pane catching fire. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves haunted house screen tea light holders made of black metal with a transparent coating on the glass windows. The haunted house measures 15-inches wide by 15-inches high by 4-inches deep and can hold up to six tea lights. Tea light candles are not involved in this recall.

Sold exclusively at: Yankee Candle stores nationwide and online at YankeeCandle.com between August 2009 and September 2009 for about $25.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the candle holders and contact Coynes & Company or Yankee Candle for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Coynes & Co. at (800) 336-8666 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Thursday or visit the firms Web site at www.coynes.com. Consumers can also email the firm at custserv@coynes.com

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