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Consumer product recall

Seymour Custom Solvent Blend and Water Blend Aerosol Products

Starting date:
April 7, 2010
Posting date:
April 7, 2010
Type of communication:
Consumer Product Recall
Subcategory:
Household Items, Miscellaneous
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Product Safety
Audience:
General Public
Identification number:
RA-500002265

Affected products

Seymour Custom Solvent Blend and Water Blend Aerosol Products

Product description

This recall involves Seymour Custom Solvent Blend and Water Blend aerosol products. The recalled products can be identified by the following descriptions and item numbers:

  • Seymour Custom Solvent Blend comes in a spray container with a fill weight of 156 g (5.5 oz.), and can be identified by the item number 16-2395 and the UPC 043281003698.
  • Seymour Custom Water Blend comes in a spray container with a fill weight of 255 g (9 oz.), and can be identified by the item number 16-2393 and the UPC 043281003681.

Hazard identified

Health Canada has established that these products do not meet the mandatory warning labeling requirements, as required under Canadian law.

This lack of labeling information, including the hazard symbol for pressurized containers, may lead to serious injury.

Neither Health Canada nor Seymour of Sycamore Inc. has received any reports of incidents or injuries to Canadians related to the use of these products.

Number sold

Approximately 16,000 of the recalled products were sold at various paint and decorating stores across Canada.

Time period sold

The recalled products were sold from May 2008 to January 2010.

Place of origin

Manufactured in the United States.

Companies

Manufacturer

Seymour of Sycamore Inc.

Sycamore

Illinois

UNITED STATES

Tel: 1-815-895-9101

Distributor

Distributions Fillion Marquis International Ltée

Saint-Jean sur Richelieu

Quebec

CANADA

Distributor

Dynamic Paint Products Inc.

Mississauga

Ontario

CANADA

Distributor

Canpro Decorating Products

Edmonton

Alberta

CANADA

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What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and return them to the place of purchase for a product replacement or refund.

For more information, consumers may contact Seymour at Sycamore Inc. by telephone at 1-800-435-4482.