WASHINGTON, May 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
is warning consumers to immediately stop using Mega-Tac Permanent
Adhesive, Silicon Liquid Glue because the glue bottles do not
comply with the child resistant packaging requirements under the
Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA), posing a poisoning hazard
to young children if ingested.
The liquid glue is required to have child-resistant packaging
under the PPPA because the product contains four percent or more of
methanol by weight. In addition, the label on the product violates
the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA).
CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the importer Genesis Inc.,
of Puerto Rico, but the firm has
not agreed to recall this product or offer a remedy to
consumers.
The translucent, white, plastic Mega-Tac permanent adhesive
bottles have a blue, pointy cap. They were manufactured in
Taiwan and imported from
August 2019 through June
2021 and sold by Genesis and other craft, gift, clothing, and
office supplies stores in Puerto
Rico, including Detalles Impresos, Capri Guaynabo and Mundo
Lápiz. Mega-Tac, the bottle size 3.38 oz (100 ml) and the UPC
number 603836100083 are printed on the bottle's white label.
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the bottles immediately
and dispose of the product in accordance with local disposal
laws.
Report any incidents involving injury or a product defect to
CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this
topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissioners to search for
statements related to this or other topics.
About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with
protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death
associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products.
Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related
incidents cost the nation more than $1
trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of
consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of
injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50
years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject
to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in
consultation with the CPSC.
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Release Number: 24- 225
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