Consumer product recall

Walrus Oil Furniture Wax, Furniture Finish and Furniture Butter recalled due to lack of hazard information

Starting date:
December 3, 2020
Posting date:
December 3, 2020
Type of communication:
Consumer Product Recall
Subcategory:
Chemicals
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Product Safety
Audience:
General Public
Identification number:
RA-74487

Last updated: 2020-12-03

Summary

  • Product: Walrus Oil Furniture Wax, Walrus Oil Furniture Finish and Walrus Oil Furniture Butter.
  • Issue: These products lack hazard information.
  • What to do: Consumers should immediately stop using the products and safely dispose of them in accordance with municipal waste requirements or return the product to place of purchase to obtain a correct label.

Affected products

Walrus Oil Furniture Wax, Walrus Oil Furniture Finish and Walrus Oil Furniture Butter

Product description

This recall involves Walrus Oil Furniture Wax, Furniture Finish and Furniture Butter sold in black plastic containers with black and white labels with an image of a walrus and/or a rocking chair.

The products have the following UPCs:
Product Name UPC
Furniture Wax, 3oz 860001081541
Furniture Butter, 16oz 860001081589
Furniture Finish, 8oz 860001081534 
Furniture Finish, 32oz 860001081503

Hazard identified

The recalled products do not meet the labelling requirements for consumer chemical products required by the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001, under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act.

These Walrus Oil products lack the required precautionary labelling required for products that could spontaneously combust under reasonably foreseeable conditions of use. Products identified as spontaneously combustible may cause rags and cloths used with the product to burn on their own. The lack of appropriate labelling information could result in unintentional exposure to the product and lead to serious illness, injury or death.

As of December 1, 2020, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.

Number sold

The company reported that 849 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.

Time period sold

The affected products were sold from June 2019 to November 2020.

Place of origin

Manufactured in the United States.

Companies

Manufacturer
Walrus Oil
Missouri
UNITED STATES

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What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the products and safely dispose of them in accordance with municipal waste requirements or return the product to place of purchase to obtain a correct label.

For more information, consumers can contact Walrus Oil by email or by visiting the company's website.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.