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Midwest Lubricants Sodium Hydroxide Recall
Issued August 17, 2023 · Midwest Lubricants · 3,000 units affected
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The product contains sodium hydroxide, which must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the products is not child resistant, posing a risk of chemical burns and irritation to the skin and eyes. In addition, the label on the product violates the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) by omitting the mandatory information on the packaging.
What you should do
- 1 Stop using Midwest Lubricants Sodium Hydroxide right away.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Midwest Lubricants to arrange your replace. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Replace): Consumers should immediately store the recalled products in a safe location out of sight and reach of children and contact Midwest Lubricants for a free replacement with child resistant packaging and a new label. Midwest Lubricants and Amazon are contacting all known purchasers directly.
Recall details
- Brand
- Midwest Lubricants
- Category
- Home
- Recall date
- August 17, 2023
- Units affected
- 3,000
- Sold at
- Online at MidwestLubricants.com and Amazon.com from January 2020 through June 2023 for about $44.
- Recall number
- CPSC-23782
- Made in
- United States
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Midwest Lubricants has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 138 Home recalls in our database.
- 3,000 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 43,667 US households.
- This is the 13th Home recall we've logged in 2023.