CPSC, Progress Lighting Announce Recall of Fluorescent Lights
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Progress Lighting, of Spartanburg, S.C., is
voluntarily recalling about 10,600 fluorescent lights. The lights are
improperly wired, posing a fire hazard.
Progress Lighting has received two reports of these fluorescent
lights smoking and smoldering. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled fluorescent ceiling and bathroom lights were sold in
various shapes and sizes including domes, cylinders and rectangles. The
white Underwriters Laboratories label on the light contains the
manufacture's name, "PROGRESS LIGHTING;" the manufacture date, between
March 1998 and March 1999; and catalog number. The label is located on
the fixture's housing under the white plastic lens covering the bulbs.
Consumers should turn off the power before removing the lens to examine
the lights. The recalled lights have the following catalog numbers:
Electricians and electrical supply companies sold these lights
nationwide from March 1998 through July 1999 for about $90.
Consumers should stop using the recalled lights immediately and
contact Progress Lighting to schedule an in-house repair. Consumers can
contact Progress Lighting at (866) 696-8593 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET
Monday through Friday, or write to: Progress Lighting, P.O. Box 5704,
Spartanburg, SC 29304, Attn: Tim Powell. Consumers also can go to the
firm's web site at www.progresslighting.com.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from
unreasonable risks of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer
products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product
or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or
CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at
http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. For information on CPSC's fax-on-demand
service, call the above numbers or visit the web site at
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/103.html. To order a press release through
fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine
and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and
recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.