Prestone Products Corporation 2020-10-07 Kitchen safe CPSC
Kitchen · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-21002
Antifreeze products Recall
Issued October 7, 2020 · Prestone Products Corporation · 687,000 units affected
In October 2020, Prestone Products Corporation recalled the Antifreeze products, a low-risk kitchen recall reported by the CPSC. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The antifreeze products contain the substance ethylene glycol which must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The products' caps were not rotated enough during manufacturing to engage the child resistant mechanism, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using Antifreeze products only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Prestone Products Corporation to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Consumers should immediately inspect the product and twist the cap to ensure the child resistant mechanism is engaged.
Recall details
- Brand
- Prestone Products Corporation
- Category
- Kitchen
- Recall date
- October 7, 2020
- Units affected
- 687,000
- Sold at
- Ace Hardware, Advance Auto Parts, AutoZone, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Highline, Home Depot, Lowe's, Pep Boys and Walmart stores nationwide and online from January 2020 through May 2020 for between $10 and $22.
- Recall number
- CPSC-21002
- Made in
- United States
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Prestone Products Corporation has 2 recalls in our database.
- We're tracking 296 Kitchen recalls in our database.
- 687,000 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 191 US households.
- This is the 27th Kitchen recall we've logged in 2020.