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Consumer product recall

Expanded Recall: Loblaw Companies Ltd recalls various Life at Home® brand seasonal lights

Starting date:
November 25, 2015
Posting date:
November 25, 2015
Type of communication:
Consumer Product Recall
Subcategory:
Household Items, Tools and Electrical Products
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Fire Hazard
Audience:
General Public
Identification number:
RA-56026

Expansion of November 12, 2015 recall

Affected products

Various Life at Home® brand seasonal lights

Product description

 

This recall involves various Life at Home® brand seasonal lights.
Product UPC Model
Life at Home® Indoor M5 Warm White LED Lights set of 70 058703379145 HPCAL70AX/2S
Life at Home® Indoor M5 Multicolour LED  Lights set of 70 058703379152 HPCAL70CX/2S
Life at Home® Indoor Multicolour Snowflake or Star LED Lights set of 35 058703379169 HPCAL35CX/1S
Life at Home® Indoor Pure White Snowflake or Star LED Lights set of 35 058703379176 HPCAL35AX/1S
Life at Home® LED Indoor Multicolour Lights set of 35 058703272316 N/A
Life at Home® M5 Warm White LED Lights set of 35 058703272323 HPCAL35AX/1S
Life at Home® Indoor Clear Miniature lights set of 100 058703379053 HPCA100BX/2S
Life at Home® Indoor Multicolour Miniature Lights set of 100 058703379060 HPCAL100BX/2S

Consumers can locate the model number, CSA file number 241989 and manufacturing date 06/15 on the white tag affixed to the wire. The UPC code is located on the back of the product’s packaging.

Hazard identified

Health Canada's sampling and evaluation program, as well as testing completed by Loblaw Companies Ltd., has determined that the seasonal lights may pose an electric shock, overheating and/or fire hazard.

Neither Health Canada nor Loblaw Companies Ltd. has received any reports of consumer incidents or injuries related to the use of these products.

Number sold

Approximately 4,618 units were sold in Canada.

Time period sold

The recalled products were sold from September 2015 to November 2015 at Loblaw banner stores across Canada.

Place of origin

Manufactured in China.

Companies

Importer
Loblaw Companies Ltd.
Brampton
CANADA
Manufacturer
Taizhou Hongpeng Colour Lanterns Co. Ltd.
Zhejiang
CHINA

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What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled seasonal lights and return it to any Loblaw banner stores for a full refund.

Loblaw Companies Ltd. stores:
Region Store
Ontario Fortinos®, Loblaws®, No Frills®, Real Canadian Superstore®, Valu-Mart®, Your Independent Grocer® and Zehrs®
Atlantic Dominion®, Your Independent Grocer®, and Atlantic Superstore®
Québec Loblaws®, Maxi®, Maxi & Cie®, Provigo® and Provigo le Marché®
West Extra Foods®, No Frills®, Real Canadian Superstore®, Real Canadian Wholesale Club®, Your Independent Grocer®, Lucky Dollar, Shop Easy, and Super Valu 

For additional information, contact Loblaw customer service at 1-800-296-2332 from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST or by email.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.

For the complete list of recalls posted as a result of this sampling and evaluation project, visit the Consumer Product Update on seasonal lights.