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U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 2005-05-11

CPSC, RadioShack Announce Recall of Video Head Cleaner

Is my product affected?

Wet System Video Head Cleaner

  • Brand RadioShack Corp., of Fort Worth, Texas

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

RadioShack and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling Video Head Cleaner products that were sold in boxes labeled with item numbers 44-1230 or 44-1213. The recall affects the cleaning solution bottle included in these kits, which is labeled as containing isopropanol but actually contains methanol. Methanol is significantly more toxic than isopropanol and can cause fatal poisoning or blindness if swallowed. Additionally, the bottle lacks the required child-resistant packaging and special cautionary labeling mandated by Federal regulation for methanol products.

Consumers who have this product should immediately place it out of reach of children. The CPSC and RadioShack direct affected consumers to either return the product to the nearest RadioShack store for a refund or dispose of the cleaning solution bottle according to all applicable state and local requirements.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

The cleaning solution bottle, which is labeled as containing isopropanol, actually contains methanol. Methanol can be fatal or cause blindness if swallowed. It is much more toxic than isopropanol. Also, the cleaning solution bottle does not have special cautionary labeling and child-resistant packaging, as required by Federal regulation for methanol.

What should I do?

Consumers should immediately place this product out of reach of children and return the product to the nearest RadioShack store for a refund, or dispose of the bottle of cleaning fluid in accordance with all state and local requirements.

Details from the source

The recalled non-abrasive "Wet System" Video Head Cleaner was sold in a box labeled "Video Head Cleaner," "RadioShack" and "44-1230" or "44-1213." The box contains a cleaning video cassette and a bottle of cleaning solution. The 4-inch-high white plastic cleaning solution bottle is labeled "Video Head Cleaning Fluid" or "Cleaning Liquid for HEAD CLEANER." Other writing on the bottle includes "Contents: Isopropanol," and the item number "44-1230" or "44-1213."

Source

Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗

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