Over 30K Good Matters candles recalled for burning at 'higher than usual temperatures,' causing fire hazard
Recalled candles sold at stores including HomeGoods, Amazon, Tuesday Morning
Good Matters has recalled more than 30,000 of its Three-Wick candles after receiving reports from consumers that they can burn at "higher than usual temperatures," causing the jars to possibly break during use and pose a fire hazard.
The affected candles retailed for around $50 between December 2021 and August 2022 and were sold at HomeGoods, Tuesday Morning, Gabe’s and Bealls stores and online on websites such as Amazon, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
"The candles can burn at higher than usual temperatures causing the jars to break, posing fire and laceration injury hazards," it said in a recall page.
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Two of the Good Matters Candles being recalled. (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
"The firm has received four reports of the candles catching on fire, cracking or breaking apart while in use, resulting in minor property damage and one consumer being burned," it added.
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A HomeGoods Store in Stuart, Florida. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recalled candles were sold there. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
The 21-ounce, three-wick candles come in glass jars with wooden lids.
Around 30,100 of the candles have been recalled.
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The recalled candles were also sold by Amazon, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. (Ron Adar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images / Getty Images)
"The candles were sold in black, blue, white, yellow, pink and blue colors, and in the following scents: Leather+Oud, Citrus+Basil, Cypress+ Fig, Homecoming, Snowfall, Wild Pine, Hope, Love, Peace," the Commission says.
The company has posted a digital form on its website to help customers obtain refunds.