Recall Register

Plastic Table Lamps Warning

CPSC recall 81029. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

CPSC recall 81029 has the recall date 3 Dec 1981. The notice names the firm B & D Molded Products. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Lamps.

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CPSC recall 81029: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Plastic Table Lamps Warning NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 1981 Release # 81-029 Consumers Warned That Four Million Plastic Lamps May Pose Electrocution Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. ( Dec. 3 ) -- Three firms today alerted consumers that approximately four million plastic table lamps if misused or carelessly handled may pose a risk of eIectrocution or electrical shock. The warning was issued voluntarily in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission by A-Bee Syndicate, Inc., of New York, New York; B & D Molded Products, Inc., of Shelton, Connecticut; and Injection Corporation, of Plainfield, New Jersey. CPSC staff has identified these companies as manufacturers and distributors of the lamps according to definitions in the Consumer Product Safety Act. According to the firms, the lamps were designed and manufactured in conformity with existing industry practices. They could, however, pose a potential safety hazard if the lightbulb socket is dislodged or removed from the lamp base, thereby exposing two electrical terminals positioned on either side of…
ProductA-Bee lamps, Lamps
ManufacturerB & D Molded Products; Injection Corporation

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1981: not given
CPSC recalls of 1981
12
Recalls of 1981 with one of the same hazards
17%
Recalls of 1981 in the category Lamps
8%
Recalls on the register that name B & D Molded Products
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 81029. https://recallregister.com/product/4125-plastic-table-lamps-warning/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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 81029 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 81029 has no incident or injury text.