“A product safety certification organization found that the scented oil in these units could flow into the wall outlet, which poses a risk of fire and electric shock,” said Andy Neumann, State Fire Marshal. “Consumers should stop using the air fresheners immediately and return them to the place of purchase.”

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. includes in its warning models AN-01 (Gardenia), AN-02 (Snowman) and AN-03 (Rose). The units were manufactured between November 2002 and September 2004 and carry date codes representing the month and year of manufacture. For example, the code 01/04 represents January 2004.

Photos provided by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), which is an independent, not-for-profit product safety certification organization that has been testing products and writing Standards for Safety for more than 110 years.