For immediate
release
Contact: Ginny Geib,
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces recall
of Stand ‘n Seal grout sealer: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerelaug05.html
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Arizonans report Stand ‘n Seal incidents to poison
center
“After using the aerosol TilePerfect® Stand ‘n Seal
grout sealer, these people experienced shortness of breath, nausea, headache and
other symptoms,” Leslie Boyer, MD, medical director of the poison center, says.
“Even though they were following product directions, they required emergency
medical treatment after using it. Four were hospitalized overnight with
respiratory problems.”
The U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a
voluntary national recall of about 300,000 cans of the aerosol sealer on Aug.
31.
Arizonans affected by the product were in
The cases involving breathing difficulties follow a
change last spring in the product’s formulation. New shipments of Stand ‘n Seal
are expected to return to the original product
formulation.
“We don’t know how many defective cans of Stand ‘n Seal
are still on people’s shelves,” Boyer says. “We strongly urge anyone who has
purchased Stand ‘n Seal since May to think twice about using the
product.”
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