December 7, 2004
2004-28
GLOBE MINI-SPIRAL 13 W LIGHT BULBS
(External Distribution)
The Office of the Fire Marshal has been informed that Globe Mini-Spiral 13-watt
self-ballasted light bulbs may pose potential fire and electric shock hazards.
At this time, it appears that there were two incidents that occurred in Alberta
and one in Ontario. In two of these incidents, the light bulb started to smoke.
In one incident, burning particles from the light bulb ignited a vacuum cleaner
located below.
Though not authorized to bear the mark of Underwriters’ Laboratories (UL), these
self-ballasted fluorescent light bulbs bear an unauthorized UL mark. Affected
light bulbs were manufactured from January 2002 to April 2003.
Consumers are urged to immediately remove these light bulbs from service. Globe
Electric Company Inc, the product distributor, is offering to send to each
consumer who contacts their customer service 2 free 13-watt replacement light
bulbs for each affected light bulb that the consumer currently has. Customer
service can be reached at (514) 694-0444 ext. 151 or by e-mail at
customerservice@globe-electric.com.
Details regarding this potential hazard may be found in the attached news
releases from Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada and the Electrical Safety
Authority.
Attachments/
ULC News (October 27, 2004)
Product Safety Notice (November 24, 2004) (HTML
or PDF)
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