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'Burn Hazard' Prompts Cree to Issue Another Recall for LED Lighting Products
June 5, 2015 |Industry Notes

Cree is voluntarily recalling the LED T8 lamp due to an electrical arcing threat that could cause the lamp to overheat and melt, posing a burn hazard, said a Consumer Product Safety Commission recall summary. Cree has received four reports of the lamps overheating and melting with no injuries reported, it said. Consumers should “immediately stop using, disconnect or switch off the fixture” and contact Cree for a full refund or replacement lamp, said the notice. Roughly 700,000 T8 lamps were sold to commercial lighting customers and to Home Depot stores nationwide -- with an additional 11,500 in Canada -- from August through April for about $22 per tube, said Cree. The Cree LED T8 lamps are used indoors to replace traditional two-pin T8 fluorescent tubes. Cree also issued a voluntary recall last summer for its LED high-bay luminaires. Cree didn’t immediately respond to questions.

'Burn Hazard' Prompts Cree to Issue Another Recall for LED Lighting Products
June 5, 2015 |Companies

Cree is voluntarily recalling the LED T8 lamp due to an electrical arcing threat that could cause the lamp to overheat and melt, posing a burn hazard, said a Consumer Product Safety Commission recall summary. Cree has received four reports of the lamps overheating and melting with no injuries reported, it said. Consumers should “immediately stop using, disconnect or switch off the fixture” and contact Cree for a full refund or replacement lamp, said the notice. Roughly 700,000 T8 lamps were sold to commercial lighting customers and to Home Depot stores nationwide -- with an additional 11,500 in Canada -- from August through April for about $22 per tube, said Cree. The Cree LED T8 lamps are used indoors to replace traditional two-pin T8 fluorescent tubes. Cree also issued a voluntary recall last summer for its LED high-bay luminaires. Cree didn’t immediately respond to questions.

'Rare' Fire Safety Risk Sparks Apple To Recall Beats Pill XL Speakers Sold Globally
June 4, 2015 by Paul Gluckman|Industry Notes

Apple is offering $325 refunds for each of 222,000 Beats Pill XL speakers sold in the U.S. -- part of a global voluntary recall sparked by reports that the speaker's battery may overheat and pose a fire safety risk, said an Apple "important notice" and Consumer Product Safety Commission "recall summary," both posted Wednesday. Incidents involving the speakers have been “rare,” Apple said, without quantifying them. However, the CPSC, which is overseeing the U.S. recall, said Apple “has received eight reports of incidents of the speakers overheating, including one with a burn to a consumer's finger and one with damage to a consumer's desk.” Beats by Dre introduced the Beats Pill XL speakers in November 2013, Apple said, about seven months before Apple announced the $3 billion agreement to buy Beats in a deal it completed in late July 2014. However, the recall affects Beats Pill XL speakers sold only since January 2014, the CPSC notice said. Apple and CPSC representatives didn’t comment. Apple is instructing consumers to stop using their Beats Pill XL speakers and visit the company’s recall website for information on how to procure a postage-paid box for returning the product to the company. Those who follow the procedure should expect a $325 Apple Store credit or electronic refund payment in about three weeks, the website says. Given the high volume of Beats Pill XL speakers sold globally, the recall could cost Apple many millions of dollars in refunds and postage and processing costs, including in excess of $7.2 million in the U.S. alone, if all the affected products are returned to the company.

'Rare' Fire Safety Risk Sparks Apple To Recall Beats Pill XL Speakers Sold Globally
June 4, 2015 by Paul Gluckman|Companies

Apple is offering $325 refunds for each of 222,000 Beats Pill XL speakers sold in the U.S. -- part of a global voluntary recall sparked by reports that the speaker's battery may overheat and pose a fire safety risk, said an Apple "important notice" and Consumer Product Safety Commission "recall summary," both posted Wednesday. Incidents involving the speakers have been “rare,” Apple said, without quantifying them. However, the CPSC, which is overseeing the U.S. recall, said Apple “has received eight reports of incidents of the speakers overheating, including one with a burn to a consumer's finger and one with damage to a consumer's desk.” Beats by Dre introduced the Beats Pill XL speakers in November 2013, Apple said, about seven months before Apple announced the $3 billion agreement to buy Beats in a deal it completed in late July 2014. However, the recall affects Beats Pill XL speakers sold only since January 2014, the CPSC notice said. Apple and CPSC representatives didn’t comment. Apple is instructing consumers to stop using their Beats Pill XL speakers and visit the company’s recall website for information on how to procure a postage-paid box for returning the product to the company. Those who follow the procedure should expect a $325 Apple Store credit or electronic refund payment in about three weeks, the website says. Given the high volume of Beats Pill XL speakers sold globally, the recall could cost Apple many millions of dollars in refunds and postage and processing costs, including in excess of $7.2 million in the U.S. alone, if all the affected products are returned to the company.