The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·96121·Announced 1996-05-15

Fiebing's Leather Dye Solvent Recalled for Missing Child-Resistant Packaging

Fiebing Co. is recalling approximately 8,000 bottles of Leather Dye Solvent because the product lacked required child-resistant packaging and safety warnings.

What this means for you

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 product contains methyl alcohol, a toxic substance that can cause serious injury or death if ingested by children, and lacks required child-resistant packaging. This fits the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Fiebing Co. is voluntarily recalling approximately 8,000 four-fluid-ounce containers of Fiebing's Leather Dye Solvent in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall was initiated after a CPSC inspection found that the product was not packaged in child-resistant packaging and lacked the necessary warnings, cautions for use, and first-aid instructions required by the Federal Hazardous Substances Act and the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.

The solvent contains methyl alcohol, which is toxic and can cause serious injury or death if ingested by children. The product was sold nationwide through Tandy Leather stores and The Leather Factory stores for approximately 50 years until March 1996. CPSC and Fiebing Co. are not aware of any injuries involving this product.

Consumers should discontinue use of the product immediately and return it to the retail store where purchased for a full refund. Alternatively, consumers may mail the solvent to Fiebing Co. at 516 S. Second St., Box 04125, Milwaukee, WI 53204, Attn: Dennis Kendall. For more information, consumers can call (800) 558-1033.

The recalled product

Product
Leather Dye Solvent Recalled by Fiebing
Manufacturer
Tandy Leather
Category
Consumer Product — Chemicals / Solvents
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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