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Health Canada warns that relight candles previously available on Amazon.ca pose a fire hazard

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Relight candles sold as “Candle Kids 10 Birthday Trick Piece Toy Joke Relighting Party Education Halloween Christmas Birthday Gifts” (ASIN B0FSLD65RN), distributed by TianXIanJin from China, are affected; a relight candle is defined as a candle that reignites spontaneously after being extinguished. They are banned in Canada because they can spontaneously relight after being blown out and can re‑ignite after disposal, posing a fire hazard; consumers should immediately stop using them and dispose of the items according to municipal hazardous waste guidelines.

What's being recalled

Companies: Distributor: TianXIanJin, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Place of Origin, China.

How to identify it

A relight candle is a candle that reignites spontaneously after it is extinguished.

This alert involves the following product:

Candle Kids 10 Birthday Trick Piece Toy Joke Relighting Party Education Halloween Christmas Birthday Gifts (One Size) (ASIN ‎B0FSLD65RN).

The hazard

Relight candles are banned in Canada.

These candles can spontaneously relight after being blown out and can re-ignite after disposal, posing a fire hazard.

What to do

Consumers who have these affected products should immediately stop using them and dispose of the items according to municipal hazardous waste guidelines.

Regularly check the Healthy Canadians Recalls and Safety Alerts database for dangerous products and take action to remove items of concern.

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

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