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The other company is E & B Giftware, which manufactured approximately 47,000 "Money to Burn Torch" citronella candles.


The other company is E & B Giftware, which manufactured approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 47,000 "Money to Burn Torch citronella citronella, common name for a grass, Cymbopogon nardus, the source of oil of citronella, used in perfumes and soaps and as an insect repellent. The plant, with bluish green, lemon-scented leaves, is cultivated in Java and Sri Lanka.  candles. The candles allegedly released molten hot wax on consumers causing burns. The company stopped sale of the candles and recalled the candles from retailers without notifying no·ti·fy  
tr.v. no·ti·fied, no·ti·fy·ing, no·ti·fies
1. To give notice to; inform: notified the citizens of the curfew by posting signs.

2.
 the government or consumers. CPSC CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission (US)
CPSC Computer Science (course)
CPSC Canadian Plastics Sector Council (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
CPSC Chemical Processing Safety Committee
 alleged that E& B Giftware failed to report the information to the Commission in a timely and thorough manner, as required by the Consumer Product Safety Act. E & B Giftware will pay a civil penalty of $100,000.
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Title Annotation:Briefly Noted ...; under Consumer Product Safety Act. E & B Giftware will pay a civil penalty of $100,000.
Publication:CPSC Monitor
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Feb 1, 2004
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