Target Recalls Threshold Floor Lamps Due to Fire and Shock Hazard

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Sep 03, 2013, 11:00 ET

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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Recall Summary

Name of Product: White 2-Bulb Floor Lamp

Hazard: The lamp can short when a standard one-way bulb is fully tightened in the lamp's three-way socket, posing a fire and shock hazard to consumers.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lamp, unplug it and return it to any Target store for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: Target at (800) 440-0680 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.target.com and click on Product Recalls under the Help tab, then click on Home & Kitchen for more information.

Photos are available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Target-Recalls-Threshold-Floor-Lamps/

Recall Details

Units: About 25,000 and 541 in Canada.

Description: This recall includes white plastic, turned-spindle design floor lamps with white fabric drum lamp shades and two 3-way pull-chain switches. Lamp is illuminated by two 3-way 100-watt or 29-watt CFL bulbs and stands approximately 60 inches tall. The model number PL1071 is located on a sticker on the bottom of the lamp.

Incidents/Injuries: Target has received six reports of short circuiting which have resulted in fires, minor property damage and two consumers being shocked.

Sold exclusively at: Target stores nationwide and Target.com from September 2012 through May 2013 for about $70.

Importer: Target Corp. of Minneapolis, Minn.

Manufacturer: J. Hunt & Company of Bono, Ark.

Manufactured in: China

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2013/35317r-eng.php

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