Candles With Lead-Core Wicks Warn
CPSC recall 76086. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Lead
CPSC recall 76086 has the recall date 10 Dec 1976. The notice names the firm American Wick. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Lead or chemical. CPSC gives the product type Candles & Candle Holders.
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| Description | Candles With Lead-Core Wicks Warn NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 1976 Release # 76-086 CPSC Warns Of Potential Risk Associated With Certain Candles With Lead-Core Wicks WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 10) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today warned consumers and religious groups that they may be subjecting themselves needlessly to airborne lead through use of candles containing lead-core wicks. The amount of lead vapor given off by such candles is small and does not, by itself, present an unreasonable health hazard, but the additional lead may present a problem for persons exposed to other sources of lead poisoning, such as older housing with lead-based paint, or in urban neighborhoods with high concentrations of automobile exhaust. The hazards of lead-poisoning are well documented, particularly in infants and young children where brain damage may result. In December 1973, the Health Research Group, a Washington, D.C.,-based public interest group, submitted a petition but at that time, the Commission found that the risk of illness was not sufficient to… |
| Product | American Wick Company candles with lead-core candle wicks, Candles & Candle Holders |
| Product | Queens Braidworks candles with lead-core candle wicks |
| Manufacturer | American Wick |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1976: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1976
- 27
- Recalls of 1976 with one of the same hazards
- 4%
- Recalls of 1976 in the category Candles & Candle Holders
- 4%
- Recalls on the register that name American Wick
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 76086. https://recallregister.com/product/3881-candles-with-lead-core-wicks-warn/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 76086 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 76086 has no incident or injury text.