Recall Category: Household Recalls
Recall Date: 2024-03-28T00:00:00
Product: Berkley Jensen Citronella 72-inch Tiki Torches
Company / Manufacturer / Retailer: Exclusively at BJ's Wholesale Club locations nationwide and online at www.bjs.com from January 2015 through November 2023 for about $13.
Hazard: The tiki torch top can break open and/or fall off while lit, posing a burn hazard.
Description: This recall involves Berkley Jensen Citronella 72-inch Tiki Torches sold at BJ's Wholesale Club. The Tiki Torches are five inches wide and 72 inches high, or six inches wide and 72 inches high on a wrought iron stake. The torches were sold with copper-plated, nickel-plated, black, or gray torch tops, with a fiberglass wick.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tiki torches and contact BJ's Wholesale Club for a full refund. Consumers should destroy and dispose of or return the tiki torches (with the fuel reservoir empty) to BJ's Wholesale Club to receive a refund.
Incidents / Injuries: The firm has received nine reports of the tiki torch top breaking open and/or falling off, resulting in two reports of burn injuries.
Recall Number: 24177
Product Type: Candles / Fire / Flame Products
Hazard Type: Fire / Burn Hazard, Fall / Tip-Over / Collapse Hazard