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Consumers Advised to Dispose of Sabre Glue Guns
- Starting date:
- July 23, 2013
- Posting date:
- July 23, 2013
- Type of communication:
- Advisory
- Subcategory:
- Hobby/Craft Items
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-34731
Issue
Products affected
What you should do
Who is affected
Report health or safety concerns
Related AWRs
Media enquiries
Public enquiries
What Health Canada is doing
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Issue
Health Canada is advising consumers that the Sabre Glue Gun may pose a safety hazard to users (e.g. burn, shock). The product has not been evaluated for safety against any Canadian standards and bears an unauthorized cUL (Canadian Underwriters Laboratories Inc.) certification mark. Approximately 2,000 of these affected glue guns were sold at Dollarama stores across Canada in 2012.
Products affected
Sabre brand glue guns with model number WR-D11 and an electrical rating of 110V/60Hz/10W. A UL file number E343639 appears on the label affixed to the glue gun, and on the bottom-left corner of the package insert.
What you should do
- Consumers should immediately stop using the Sabre Glue Gun and dispose of it following municipal waste guidelines.
Who is affected
Consumers who have purchased the Sabre Glue Gun.
Report health or safety concerns
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of a consumer product or cosmetic. An incident report form is now available on the Department's website.
E-mail: CPSR-RSPC@hc-sc.gc.ca
Mail: Incident Report - Consumer Product Safety Directorate
Health Canada
269 Laurier Avenue West – 4907A
Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A 0K9
Related AWRs
Media enquiries
Health Canada
(613) 957-2983
Public enquiries
(613) 957-2991
1-866 225-0709
What Health Canada is doing
Health Canada is advising Canadians regarding the sale of this unauthorized product as the importer responsible for the product, Glazers Inc., is no longer in business.
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