More than 1.2 million rechargeable lights have been recalled across North America after a report of a consumer death, U.S. officials said. The recall was announced in a notice on Thursday from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. It involves more than 1.2 million Good Earth Rechargeable Integrated Lights sold in the U.S., as well as about 37,800 lights sold in Canada.
The products impacted by the recall can be identified by their model numbers: RE1122, RE1145, RE1362 and RE1250. The model number is printed on a white sticker on the back of the light.Some 1.2 million of these lights were sold at hardware and home improvement stores — including Lowe’s, Ace Hardware and Meijer — as well as online at Amazon, GoodEarthLighting.com and more between October 2017 and January 2024 in the U.S, according to the CPSC notice.