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title: "Fireworks Recalled Days Before July 4 Over Explosion and Burn Risk"
description: "With the Fourth of July days away, federal regulators have recalled tens of thousands of aerial fireworks that can tip over and explode unexpectedly, posing a burn risk. If you bought a 'Unity' 7-shot aerial cake this year, the maker and the Consumer Product Safety Commission say to stop using it and return it."
category: "Los Angeles"
category_url: https://herald.la/category/los-angeles
author: "Simone Bishop"
published: 2026-07-03T03:38:32.000Z
updated: 2026-07-03T03:38:32.000Z
canonical: https://herald.la/article/fireworks-recalled-days-before-july-4-over-explosion-and-burn-risk
tags: ["consumer safety", "fireworks", "recall", "CPSC", "July 4"]
---
# Fireworks Recalled Days Before July 4 Over Explosion and Burn Risk

With the Fourth of July days away, federal regulators have recalled tens of thousands of aerial fireworks that can tip over and explode unexpectedly, posing a burn risk. If you bought a 'Unity' 7-shot aerial cake this year, the maker and the Consumer Product Safety Commission say to stop using it and return it.

Just as fireworks stands do their busiest business of the year, one popular device has been pulled from shelves.

## What's recalled

Winco Fireworks International has recalled its "Unity" 7-shot 200-gram aerial cake fireworks — roughly 87,000 units — because they can tip over during use and explode unexpectedly, creating a risk of serious burn injuries, [the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Winco-Fireworks-International-Recalls-Unity-7-Shot-200-Gram-Aerial-Cake-Fireworks-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-from-Explosion-and-Burn-Hazards). The recalled devices come in a red, white and blue box and were sold at Pyro City locations and other independent fireworks retailers, [ABC13 reported](https://abc13.com/post/fireworks-recall-unity-7-shot-200-gram-aerial-cake-firework-devices-pulled-shelves-days-before-july-4-due-explosion-risk/19438513/). No injuries had been reported.

## How to tell if you have one

The affected fireworks carry the model number MEF6096 and were sold from roughly January through May 2026 for about $6 to $8. The CPSC and the company advise buyers to check the product against the recall notice.

## What to do

Stop using the recalled fireworks immediately and return them to the store where you bought them for a refund, the CPSC says. Consumers can find the full details, including model and date-code information, on the commission's recall page at cpsc.gov, or contact Winco Fireworks directly.

## A local reminder

For most Angelenos, the recall is a moot point in one important sense: consumer fireworks are illegal in much of the region, including the city of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena and many other cities, where even "safe and sane" fireworks are banned. Officials across Southern California urge residents to leave the pyrotechnics to professional shows — both to avoid fines and, in a fire-prone stretch of the country in the dry heat of early July, to keep a spark from becoming something worse.

## Sources

- [Winco Fireworks recalls Unity 7-shot 200-gram aerial cake fireworks due to explosion and burn hazards](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Winco-Fireworks-International-Recalls-Unity-7-Shot-200-Gram-Aerial-Cake-Fireworks-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-from-Explosion-and-Burn-Hazards)
- [Fireworks pulled from shelves days before July 4 due to explosion risk](https://abc13.com/post/fireworks-recall-unity-7-shot-200-gram-aerial-cake-firework-devices-pulled-shelves-days-before-july-4-due-explosion-risk/19438513/)