U-Pol Inc. recalls Automotive Repair and Refinish Products
- Starting date:
- October 24, 2018
- Posting date:
- October 24, 2018
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Chemicals
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-68122
Affected products
U-POL Brand Automotive Repair and Refinish products
Product description
This recall involves 131 U-POL Branded Automotive Repair and Refinish products such as aerosols, fillers, putties, coatings and sealants. The products have the company name U-POL and the company address, U-POL Inc, 108 Commerce Way, Stockertown, Pennsylvania 18083, USA, on the product label.
Hazard identified
Health Canada has established that these products do not meet the mandatory warning labelling requirements for consumer use, as required under Canadian law. They are correctly labelled for workplace professional users, but the products lack the symbols and warnings required for consumer chemicals.
Health Canada has evidence of sale to consumers and this lack of labelling information, including appropriate warnings, may lead to serious injury for this user group.
As of October 22, 2018, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.
Number sold
An unknown number of units were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold from 2001 to October 2018
Place of origin
Manufactured in United Kingdom.
Companies
- Manufacturer
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U-POL
Wellingborough
UNITED KINGDOM
- Importer
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U-POL US Inc.
Pennsylvania
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers who are not trained in the safe use of these products should immediately stop using the recalled product and dispose of it as per Municipal Hazardous Waste Guidelines.
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.