CPSC AND INDUSTRY ANNOUNCE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO IMPROVE SAFETY OF HALOGEN TORCHIERE FLOOR LAMPS

From: Regulatory Intelligence Data | Date: August 21, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release # 97-173 August 21, 1997

CONTACT: Jane Francis (301) 504-0580 Ext.1187

CPSC and Industry Announce Corrective Action to Improve Safety of Halogen Torchiere Floor Lamps

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the halogen lamp industry are cooperatively recalling for in-home consumer repair some 40 million halogen torchiere floor lamps. According to CPSC, the ...

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