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Dollar Tree Lantern Recall Units: About 682,000 Retailer: Dollar Tree Stores Inc., of Chesapeake, Va. Importer: Greenbrier International Inc., of Chesapeake,

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1 Dollar Tree Lantern Recall Units: About 682,000 Retailer: Dollar Tree Stores Inc., of Chesapeake, Va. Importer: Greenbrier International Inc., of Chesapeake, Va. Hazard: The bulb in the battery-operated lanterns can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one report of the bulb in a lantern overheating. No injuries have been reported. ISE427 Matthew Cranford Nov. 4, 20101

2 Management Issues Dollar Tree had a report of a bulb severely overheating The orange, white and black lanterns were recalled immediately No reports of injuries reported after the recall was announced Dollar Tree is requesting the products use to be halted and returned for a full refund. ISE427 Matthew Cranford Nov. 4, 20102

3 Impact of Recall Dollar Tree will lose any sales on the lanterns that are returned for a refund Dollar Tree will also suffer negative attention through selling a possibly harmful product Luckily nobody was injured and now lawsuits were filed against the company for damages ISE427 Matthew Cranford Nov. 4, 20103

4 References http://dealseekingmom.com/consumer-recalls-dollar-tree- childrens-halloween-lanterns/ http://dealseekingmom.com/consumer-recalls-dollar-tree- childrens-halloween-lanterns/ http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11025.html http://www.totalrecalllists.com/recentcalls/dtree_7887gh8hh _iuhhiih.html http://www.totalrecalllists.com/recentcalls/dtree_7887gh8hh _iuhhiih.html http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/44 322/ http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/44 322/ http://www.recallowl.com/Consumer+Recalls/Child+Products /Dollar+Tree+Recalls+Children's+Halloween+Lanterns+Due+to +Fire+and+Burn+Hazards http://www.recallowl.com/Consumer+Recalls/Child+Products /Dollar+Tree+Recalls+Children's+Halloween+Lanterns+Due+to +Fire+and+Burn+Hazards http://www.detnews.com/article/20101101/BIZ01/11010311 /1010/BIZ01 http://www.detnews.com/article/20101101/BIZ01/11010311 /1010/BIZ01 ISE427 Matthew Cranford Nov. 4, 20104


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