Prestone Products Corporation recalls Prestone Ice and Frost Shield
- Starting date:
- August 24, 2015
- Posting date:
- August 24, 2015
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Chemicals
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Chemical Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-54784
Affected products
Prestone Ice and Frost Shield, Model 70912
Product description
Prestone Ice and Frost Shield, Model 70912
Hazard identified
This consumer product does not meet child-resistant packaging requirements for consumer chemical products under the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act.
The consumer product does not have proper child resistant packaging required by the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. The improper packaging could result in unintentional exposure to these products and lead to serious illness, injury & death.
Neither Health Canada nor Prestone has received consumer incident reports related to the use of this product.
Number sold
Approximately 21,100 units of the recalled products were sold at various retail locations in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold in Canada between September 2011 and August 2015.
Place of origin
Manufactured in the USA.
Companies
- Manufacturer
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Prestone Products Corporation
Lake Forest
Illinois
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and call 1-800-890-2075, Option 4 for more information about the recall.
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 Canadians 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.