IKEA Recalls Candles for Fire and Burn Hazards

CPSC recall 06168. Recall date: 18 May 2006. Last publish date of the CPSC notice: 17 Jun 2024.

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

The candle's wax can catch fire causing a high flame and posing a fire and burn hazard.

Remedy, in the words of CPSC

Consumers should stop using the recalled candles immediately and return them to the nearest IKEA store's "Returns and Exchanges" department for a full refund.

CPSC recall 06168 has the recall date 18 May 2006. The notice names the firm IKEA Home Furnishings. The recall has about 133,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2006 has 15,200 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Candles & Candle Holders.

CPSC recall notice More of the notice

Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on 1 Oct 2026. The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026.

More of the notice

The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.

CPSC recall 06168: incidents, units, products and firms
Incidents and injuries	IKEA has received 16 reports of incidents involving flaring of the outdoor candles, seven of which involved minor burn injuries.
Units	133,000
Description	The recall involves the ANGAR (#200.301.24) and SAMLAS (#900.524.43) outdoor candles. The candle's container is made of silver-colored metal and measures about four inches wide by two inches high. The container is filled with white wax. The candle's wick is about ½ inch square and is made of brown fiberboard. They were sold in packages of six candles. The candle name and article number (#) is written on the instructions for use accompanying the candles.
Product	Outdoor Candles, About 133,000 packages of six candles, Candles & Candle Holders
Sold at	IKEA stores nationwide from February 2001 through July 2005 for about $4.
Manufacturer	IKEA Home Furnishings
Made in	Estonia

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The recall in context

Units in this recall: 133,000Median of 2006: 15,200
CPSC recalls of 2006: 319
Recalls of 2006 with one of the same hazards: 36%
Recalls of 2006 in the category Candles & Candle Holders: 3%
Recalls on the register that name IKEA Home Furnishings: 16

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name IKEA Home Furnishings
Date	Recall
3 Mar 2011	IKEA Recalls Coffee/Tea Makers Due to Burn and Laceration Hazards
17 Feb 2011	IKEA Recalls to Repair Cribs Due to Mattress Support Collapse; Cribs Pose Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards
20 Jan 2011	IKEA Recalls Glass Mugs Due to Laceration Hazard
10 Jun 2010	IKEA Recalls Roller Blinds, all Roman Blinds and all Roll-Up Blinds Due to Risk of Strangulation
3 Jun 2010	Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard Prompts Recall of Mattresses by IKEA
22 Dec 2009	IKEA Recalls LEOPARD Highchairs Due to Fall and Choking Hazards
27 Oct 2009	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair IKEA Roller Blinds
27 Aug 2009	Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard Prompts Recall of Sofa-bed Mattresses by IKEA
26 Aug 2009	Near Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman Blinds; Sold Exclusively at IKEA
20 Nov 2008	Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall of Roman Blinds; Sold Exclusively at IKEA
30 Sep 2008	IKEA Recalls to Repair Chest of Drawers Due to Laceration Hazard
1 Feb 2007	IKEA Recalls Vases Due to Laceration Hazard

IKEA Home Furnishings: all 16 recalls

Official channels

CPSC recall notice 06168The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. CPSC recall 06168. https://recallregister.com/product/3277-ikea-recalls-candles-for-fire-and-burn-hazards/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 06168 report injuries?: The CPSC notice says: IKEA has received 16 reports of incidents involving flaring of the outdoor candles, seven of which involved minor burn injuries.
Where was the product sold?: The CPSC notice says: IKEA stores nationwide from February 2001 through July 2005 for about $4.
How many units are in CPSC recall 06168?: The CPSC notice gives this number: About 133,000 packages of six candles
Where was the product made?: The CPSC notice gives: Estonia