Recall Register

Candleholder Sets Recalled by Roman

CPSC recall 98039. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

CPSC recall 98039 has the recall date 10 Dec 1997. The notice names the firm Roman. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Candles & Candle Holders.

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CPSC recall 98039: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Candleholder Sets Recalled by Roman NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 10, 1997 Release # 98-039 Company Phone Number: (800) 729-7662 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066 CPSC, Roman Inc. Announce Recall of Candleholder Sets WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Roman Inc. of Roselle, Ill., is recalling about 800 train candleholder sets. The candleholders can melt and ignite when exposed to a direct flame, presenting a fire hazard. CPSC and Roman Inc. are aware of one report of a candleholder melting and igniting a bathroom vanity. No injuries have been reported. The candleholder set includes one locomotive and two boxcars. The locomotive and boxcars are acrylic and the candle receptacle is brass. Each boxcar has brass plates on the sides which read, "MERRY CHRISTMAS." There is a hang tag attached to the set, which is labeled in part, "Roman Inc...Made in Taiwan...Item 76530." Card, gift, hardware and specialty stores nationwide sold the candleholder sets from…
ProductRoman Merry Christmas train candleholder sets, Candles & Candle Holders
ManufacturerRoman
Made inTaiwan

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1997: not given
CPSC recalls of 1997
151
Recalls of 1997 with one of the same hazards
28%
Recalls of 1997 in the category Candles & Candle Holders
3%
Recalls on the register that name Roman
2

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name Roman
DateRecall
10 May 1990Roman, Inc. Issues Warning To Remove Tears From Stuffed Lambs

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 98039. https://recallregister.com/product/6106-candleholder-sets-recalled-by-roman/. 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 98039 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 98039 has no incident or injury text.
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: Taiwan
How many CPSC recalls name Roman?
2 CPSC recalls on this register name Roman. This recall is 1 of them.