• Twice a year, leading candle manufacturers, testing laboratories and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) gather in Columbus, OH to design and improve testing methods to advance the safe use of candles. The Spring 2013 meeting centered on topics including ensuring accessories are fire resistant, testing coatings and paints used on candles, and understanding how long consumers are likely to burn a candle each time they light it. The safety initiative began in the late 1990s when the g...