Consumer product recall

Bubble Angel Kettle Cleaner recalled due to improper labelling

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Summary

Product
Bubble Angel Kettle Cleaner or Awapukurin Pot Cleaning Agent
Issue
Consumer products - Labelling and packaging
What to do

Immediately stop using the recalled product, contact the importer for a refund, and dispose of it according to local municipal waste requirements.

Affected products

This recall involves a kettle cleaner packaged in a green flexible plastic pouch labelled in Japanese. Each pouch consists of 4 kettle cleaner sachets weighing 20 g each.

The recalled product can be identified by the UPC number 4950550775810 located on the back of the product label.

Issue

The recalled products do not meet the labelling requirements of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act.

The lack of appropriate hazard labelling information could result in unintentional exposure to the product and lead to serious illness or injury.

As of Oct. 6th, 2023, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.

What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product, contact Vicco Inc. for a refund, and dispose of it according to local municipal waste requirements.

For more information, consumers can contact Vicco Inc. by telephone at 647-795-0777, from 10:00am to 5:00pm EST, or by email at info@viccoinc.com.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind consumers to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.

Additional information

Background

Number Sold

The company reported that 893 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.

Time Period Sold

The affected products were sold from February, 2015 to September, 2023.

Place of Origin

Manufactured in Japan

Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Consumer product recall
Category
Consumer products - Chemicals
Companies

Importer

Vicco, Inc

Markham, Ontario




Published by
Health Canada
Audience
General public
Identification number
RA-74414

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