'Burn Hazard' Prompts Cree to Issue Another Recall for LED Lighting Products

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.