BJ’s announces tiki torches recall due to burn risk

BJ’s tiki torches recall overview: 

• Who: BJ’s Wholesale Club issued a recall for around 90,000 of its Berkley Jensen Citronella 72-inch Tiki Torches. 
• Why: The recall was initiated over concerns the top of the tiki torches could break open and/or fall off while the product is lit, posing a burn hazard. 
• Where: The BJ’s recall affects certain consumers nationwide. 

BJ’s Wholesale Club issued a tiki torches recall this week due to a burn hazard.

The recall involves around 90,000 Berkley Jensen Citronella 72-inch Tiki Torches sold with either a black, gray, copper-plated or nickel-plated torch top with a fiberglass wick.

BJ’s issued the tiki torches recall over concerns the top of the tiki torch can break open and/or fall off while the product is lit, posing a burn hazard. 

Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the recalled tiki torches and dispose, destroy or return them to BJ’s to receive a full refund. 

BJ’s said it has received nine reports of the tops of the recalled tiki torches breaking open and/or falling off, resulting in a total of two burn injuries. 

Recalled BJ’s tiki torches sold exclusively at BJ’s Wholesale Club locations nationwide

The recalled tiki torches were sold exclusively at BJ’s locations nationwide for around $13 between January 2015 and November 2023, according to the BJ’s recall. 

Anyone with more questions about the recall can contact BJ’s by telephone at 800-257-2582, via email or on the company’s website. 

A consumer filed a class action lawsuit against BJ’s in August 2022 over claims the company sold “Non-Drowsy” daytime cold and flu medication that contains an active ingredient that is known to cause drowsiness. 

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