CPSC, RadioShack Announce Recall of Video Head Cleaner
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2005-05-11 · 05169
Hazards
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.
Recall
Number
05169
Date
2005-05-11
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Wet System Video Head Cleaner
Companies
Retailer(s)
RadioShack stores nationwide and www.radioshack.com, from December 1995 through January 2005, for about $13.
Importer(s)
RadioShack Corp., of Fort Worth, Texas
Country of manufacture
China
Description
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."