Yankee Candle Recall: Is It Safe To Burn? List Of Products Affected And How To Get A Refund

Yankee Candle announced Thursday it was recalling tens of thousands of candles in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission after the company received multiple reports of a potential safety hazard in connection with one of its new product lines just around the height of the holiday shopping season.

The company reportedly received about 16 complaints from customers who bought one of the new Luminous Collection candles saying, when lit, the candle's encasing cracked from the heat, exposing sharp shards of glass. In an online statement attributed to Yankee Candle President and CEO Hope Margala, the company urged those who bought one of six candles in the particular collection to return the product for a full refund and free additional candle of their choice.

The affected fragrances include Sea Salt & Coral, Blackberry & Sage, Apple Blossom & Melon, Sugarcane & Honey, Pine & Sandalwood and Cinnamon & Cedar. On its official website, the CPSC estimated the recall would affect about 31,000 units in the U.S. with about 300 more sold in Canada between September and November. No injuries have yet been reported as a result of the defect.

The CPSC maintains a searchable database of recalled products on its website. Recent items on the extensive list include the Cusinart food processor, of which the blade has been reported to crack and cause metal fragments to enter food, the Barnett Outdoors crossbow, which has been known to fire unexpectedly and the Lexibook Baby Bath Seat and Chair, which the agency said posed an injury and drowning risk. The full database contains nearly 7,000 recalled products dating back to 1973.

The agency also uses its National Electronic Injury Surveillance System to record product-related injuries by gathering medical data from emergency rooms across the nation. The system logged 359,130 product-related injuries between May 2015 and April.