Lighting Science recalls LED lamps

March 22, 2013
Lighting Science Group (LSG), and some of its private-label customers are recalling a number of models of LED A-base replacement lamps due to risk of fire. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the lamps can overheat during use.

Lighting Science Group (LSG), and some of its private-label customers are recalling a number of models of LED A-base replacement lamps due to risk of fire. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the lamps can overheat during use. 

According to CSPC, which is working with LSG on the recall, “Lighting Science Group is aware of 68 incidents of product failures, eight of which were accompanied by visible smoke or fire conditions. The incidents include damage to light sockets, melted fixtures, burned rugs/carpet/ floors, damage to a circuit and to a lamp. There have been no reports of personal injuries.”

Manufactured by Citizen Electronics and Lighting Science Group in China (with a small number of products having final assembly in Florida or Mexico), the lamps were sold through various retailers including hardware and lighting stores and electrical supply houses.

Said the CPSC, “The 120V LED bulbs, sold as 6W,  8W and 9W bulbs (equivalent to 40W or 50W), were marketed under the brand names Definity, EcoSmart, Sylvania and Westinghouse. The model numbers A19, G25 and R20/PAR20 are found on the packaging and on the light-colored circular neck above the base of the bulb where the date code is also printed.”

Specifics on the models affected are available from the CPSC website: www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/LED-Light-Bulbs-Recalled-by-Lighting-Science-Group/

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