Target Recalls Nearly 5 Million Jar Candles That Can Crack, Causing "Severe Burns"

CBS Los Angeles

May 19, 2023

Target is recalling nearly 5 million jar candles that can break during use, causing severe burns.

The chain is recalling candles sold under Target's popular Threshold store brand in five-ounce, 14-ounce and 20-ounce sizes. It received 137 reports of glass jars breaking or cracking while the candle was burning, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.

Six incidents injured people, including causing "lacerations and severe burns," according to the CPSC.

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