Recall of the Week: Phillips EnergySaver and Marathon Compact Fluorescent dimmable reflector lamps due to laceration hazard

By Rita R. Robison

Philips Lighting Co. is recalling about 1.86 million EnergySaver, also known as Marathon or Marathon Classic, Compact Fluorescent dimmable reflector lamps.

The glue that attaches the glass outer envelope or globe to the body of the lamp can fail allowing the glass outer envelope to fall and strike persons and objects below, posing a laceration hazard to consumers, Phillips and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement.

Philips has received 700 reports of lamps where the glue failed and the glass outer envelope fell, including two reports of minor injury and three reports of minor property damage.

The recall involves Philips EnergySaver, also known as Marathon and Marathon Classic, Compact Fluorescent dimmable reflector lamps, models R30, R40, and PAR 38 manufactured between March 2007 and May 2010. Click here to see the model and Universal Product Code numbers of the lamps included in the recall.

Model numbers are printed on the white ceramic area at the base of the lamps.

 For products in boxes, the UPC number is on the bottom of the box.

For products in blister cards, the UPC is at the top right corner of the back of the package.

The affected products also have dates codes from March 2007 through May 2010. Date codes are located on the lamps themselves, either stamped into the metal gold base of the lamp or in the white ceramic area with other product information.

Manufactured in Mexico and Poland, the lamps were sold at grocery and home center stores nationwide, online retailers, and professional electrical distributors from March 2007 through July 2011, for $11 to $24.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lamps and contact Philips to receive instructions on how to receive a free replacement lamp, the company and commission advise.

For additional information, contact Philips toll-free at 866-622-6372 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the company's website at www.recall.philips.com/en_us

For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.