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The Home Depot continued to sell a noxious tile sealer even after the product was recalled and the spray-on substance sent more consumers to the emergency room, according to The New York Times.
Stand 'n Seal seriously injured at least 80 people, killing at least two. The substance often would result in dizziness, wooziness, foam at the mouth, loss of consciousness and extensive lung damage.
The Home Depot and the manufacturer, BRTT, originally recalled the product in August 2005. BRTT reformulated Stand 'n Seal and without doing any comprehensive testing, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission took the manufacturer's word that the new product was safe.
But all BRTT did was give the product a pungent chemical smell, hoping to more effectively warn consumers to use the product only in a well-ventilated area.
But even the company's own tester nearly passed out while using the product in a properly ventilated atmosphere and one boy damaged 80 percent of his lungs as he stood in the doorway of the bathroom where is father was sealing tile, the Times reported.
Even after continued complaints, BRTT focused more on averting an expensive PR disaster rather than making the product safe for consumers, documents uncovered by the Times revealed.
After the recall, consumers continued to fall ill from both the original lot, which The Home Depot and BRTT failed to remove from shelves, and the new formula.
Thank You Scoot for the post. Is the picture the new label or the old one?
Guess what is sitting on my kitchen counter?? The label is different but I am sure it is the same thing. One Step walk and seal Grout sealer, purchased today from H D.
I was planning on cleaning the tile in a small bath and using the sealer on Friday or Saturday. I am back to H. Depot tomorrow to see if this is the one that was recalled. I have had some bad experiences with H Depot lately and if this is the product that was recalled it is just one more reason to stop shopping there.
I am bad to grab something off the shelf and use it without reading the warning. I learned a good lesson here. I just read through the instructions and warnings. Wow, sure don't want to use that in the house. Glad I happened in here tonight.
I asked them at Depot and they said that the one I have is the same type of product with a similar name, but a different manufacturer. The warnings were the same so I just returned it. No use in taking a chance.
I just pulled the can out of the bag to check it. It is the same - One Step Grout Sealer purchased from Lowe's.
I will have to check with them on the recall.
