Dollar Tree Lantern Recall

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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, 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.

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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.

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

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References

• 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.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesVie
  w/sid/44322/
• http//www.recallowl.com/ConsumerRecalls/ChildPr
  oducts/DollarTreeRecallsChildren'sHalloweenLa
  nternsDuetoFireandBurnHazards
• http//www.detnews.com/article/20101101/BIZ01/1101
  0311/1010/BIZ01