UWELL MARSU POD KIT recalled due to lack of child-resistant containers
- Starting date:
- October 27, 2021
- Posting date:
- October 27, 2021
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Specialized Products
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-76717
Last updated: 2021-10-27
Summary
- Product: Uwell Marsu Pod Kit and replacement pods.
- Issue: The recalled products do not meet the child-resistant packaging requirements for refillable vaping parts.
- What to do: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and return them to Valor Distributions for a full refund.
Affected products
Certain Uwell Marsu Pod Kits and replacement pods
Product description
This recall involves the pods from the Uwell Marsu Pod Kits as well as the replacement pods. These products can be identified with the following UPCs:
- UPC 6970305348562 (Grey)
- UPC 6970305348579 (Blue and Black)
- UPC 6970305347824 (Black)
- UPC 6970305347831 (White)
- UPC 6970305347862 (4 Pack Replacement Pods)
Hazard identified
The recalled products do not meet the child-resistant packaging requirement for refillable vaping parts required by Part 2 of the Vaping Products Labelling and Packaging Regulations under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act.
Vaping liquids containing nicotine pose a poisoning hazard if ingested. Improper packaging and labelling could result in unintentional exposure to these products and lead to serious illness, injury or death.
As of October 15, 2021, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.
Number sold
The company reported that 3,623 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The affected products were sold from January 2020 to June 2021.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China
Companies
- Distributor
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Valor Distributions
Markham
Ontario
CANADA
- Manufacturer
-
Shenzhen Uwell Technology Co., Ltd
Shenzhen
CHINA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and return them to Valor Distributions for a full refund.
For more information, consumers may contact Valor Distributions at 1-844-288-2567 between 9 am and 5 pm EST from Monday to Friday.
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.