Golden Artist Colors Recalls QoR Synthetic Ox Gall Due to Skin Irritation
Golden Artist Colors is recalling QoR Synthetic Ox Gall because it may cause skin rashes or blistering. No injuries have been reported.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk of harm (skin rash or blistering) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injuries.
Plain-English summary
Golden Artist Colors, Inc. is recalling approximately 470 units of QoR® Synthetic Ox Gall in the United States and 90 units in Canada. The product is a clear, low-viscosity liquid packaged in a 59 ml glass jar with a dropper lid, designed to be used with artists' watercolor paints to improve flow and wetting. The recall is due to a risk of skin rash or blistering. No injuries have been reported.
The affected product was sold at fine-art supply stores nationwide and on their websites from June 2014 through July 2014 for about $11. The product code 7001000-2 appears on the label, and one of the following batch numbers is printed on the bottom of the jar: 365254, 366319, 366405, or 366626.
Consumers should stop using the product immediately and contact Golden Artist Colors, Inc. at (800) 959-6453 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or visit www.qorcolors.com and click on "News" for a free replacement.
The recalled product
- Product
- QoR® Synthetic Ox Gall
- Manufacturer
- Golden Artist Colors, New Berlin, NY
- Category
- Consumer Product — Art Supplies
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 470
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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