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Sterno Recalls Tea Lights Due to Fire and Burn Hazard

Date: January 5, 2012
Company: The Sterno Group LLC, of Des Plaines, Ill.
Status: Ongoing
Source: CPSC

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Stop using these candles immediately and return any unused candles to the place of purchase for a full refund. Food service distributors and restaurant supply stores have been directly notified about this recall by mail. Options: Refund

Affected Products

The recall involves Sterno Bulk Pack 5 Hour Tea Lights, item numbers 505TL and 505S. The tea lights are standard sized, white wax tea light candles contained in small aluminum cups with no additional identification markings. The tea lights were sold in cases containing 500 tealight candles. Each case contains 10 boxes with 50 individual tea light candles. This recall only involves tea lights with codes ranging from 11060 to 11151 which can be found printed on both the outside of the case and on the back of the box of 50.

Why Was This Recalled?

The tea light wax can overheat resulting in the wax catching fire, posing a burn and fire hazard.

Where Was This Sold?

Distribution information not available.

About The Sterno Group LLC, of Des Plaines, Ill.

The Sterno Group LLC, of Des Plaines, Ill. has 1 total recall tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the CPSC. Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report