Do-it-yourself Canadians fixing up their houses this summer time ought to “immediately stop using” sure paint merchandise which have been recalled due to “potential leakage and chemical hazard” issues.
Well being Canada issued the recall on Tuesday for Solvable Professional’s paint cleaner and thinner in addition to Varsol’s paint thinner. Greater than 101,000 items that had been offered in Canada between April and July 2024 are being recalled.
Mixed picture of Solvable Professional and Varsol paint merchandise which have been recalled in Canada.
Picture courtesy: Well being Canada
The affected paint merchandise don’t meet the necessities of leakage take a look at and child-resistant packaging for client chemical merchandise, the company stated.
“The cans may leak fluid or the plastic child-resistant cap may become loose or come off,” Well being Canada stated within the recall.
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“Leaks from the container could result in unintentional exposure to the toxic chemical product and lead to serious illness or injury.”
Listing of paint merchandise recalled.
Picture courtesy: Well being Canada
At the least 4 incidents have been reported by distributors, however no accidents, as of July 19.
The recalled merchandise have assigned SKU codes: 53-321V, 53-324V, 53-371V and 53-374V.
Well being Canada is urging customers to “immediately stop using” the affected merchandise and safely dispose them in keeping with native hazardous waste pointers.
Any incidents or well being issues associated to the merchandise might be reported to Well being Canada by filling out a web-based kind.
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