Santevia Water System Inc. recalls PureEasy Shower Filter
- Starting date:
- August 22, 2018
- Posting date:
- August 22, 2018
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Household Items
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-67544
Affected products
PureEasy Shower Filter
Product description
This recall involves the PureEasy Shower Filter. The filter has a white cylindrical plastic housing that contains activated carbon and mineral filtration media designed to reduce chlorine while adding trace amounts of calcium and magnesium.
The product has UPC #708574002115 with lot #00003‑20.
Hazard identified
The housing can unexpectedly separate releasing the mineral contents into the eyes.
As of August 21, 2018, the company has received 3 reports of incidents in Canada, and no reports of injuries.
Number sold
Approximately 4773 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled product was sold between January 2018 and June 2018.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Distributor
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Santevia Water Systems Inc.
Delta
British Columbia
CANADA
- Manufacturer
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Guangzhou PureEasy Hi-tech Co. Ltd.
Guangzhou
CHINA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately discard the filter and email help@santevia.com for a replacement.
For more information, consumers can contact Santevia Water Systems by telephone at 1-604-943-9220, Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm PST or by email.
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.