In-depth analysis of the 2015 LED light bulb recalls of Cree, Osram and other companies

OFweek Lighting News In the past three months, several large lighting brands in the North American market have announced large-scale product recalls, such as Cree, Osram and IKEA. Even big-name lighting companies will have defective products. The LED industry media will conduct further in-depth investigations on the development trend of these recall events. Cree LED T8 tube was recalled in June 2015. (All photos are provided by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.) In 2015, the number of LED T8 lamps recalled in the United States and Canada reached 761,500, the largest number of recalled products, which is really shocking. In comparison, in 2014, LED emergency lights and wall lights recalled the largest number. Among them, on August 25, 2015, Career recalled the LED tubes manufactured in China, which accounted for nearly 93.43% of the total recalls in the year. Later, OSRAM recalled about 50,000 LED tubes manufactured in Korea in early September. The large use of lamps in lighting products may explain the magnitude of the recall to a certain extent. Industry insider Joanne Wu said: LED T8 lamps are the most common in factory and retail lighting fixtures. (Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission) The risk of electric shock and burns in all LED product recalls in the North American market was the main reason for their recall. Both Cree and Osram's LED tubes were recalled due to burn hazards. Wu added: These recalls occur mostly because their products are not certified by the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) for strict product lifecycle, electrical safety and thermal resistance testing. According to statistics from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in 2015, a total of 1,400 residential fires were caused by lighting in 2012, during which about 10 people were killed. It is gratifying that from 2010 to 2012, the number of fires caused by lighting equipment dropped from 1900 to 1400, and the number of deaths caused by the number of deaths dropped from 30 to 20 and 10 respectively. 12

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