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Shine It Jewellery Cleaner
- Starting date:
- February 1, 2009
- Posting date:
- February 1, 2009
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Household Items, Specialized Products
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Physical Hazard, Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500001904
Affected products
Shine It Jewellery Cleaner
Product description
This recall involves Shine It Jewellery Cleaner, which is a dark yellow liquid packaged in a 59 mL (2 fl. oz.) plastic flip-top bottle. The recalled product is identified by the UPC code 056626761252.
Hazard identified
Health Canada's auditing process has revealed that this product does not meet the mandatory packaging and labelling requirements under Canadian law.
The jewellery cleaner lacks the symbol, warnings and child-resistant packaging required for corrosive products, posing a serious burn hazard.
Health Canada has not received any reports of injuries or incidents related to the use of this jewellery cleaner.
Number sold
Approximately 9,700 units of the recalled products were sold at various locations across Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold from January 2006 to January 2009.
Place of origin
Manufactured in Canada.
Companies
- Distributor
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UWG Global Inc.
Brampton
Ontario
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and dispose of it in their regular household garbage.
