CPSC, Reckitt & Colman Inc. Announce Recall of EASY-OFF Oven Cleaner
Home product recall 00-052. Announced by CPSC on Jan 11, 2000.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 11, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The oven cleaner’s contents can spew out because of an improperly attached valve assembly, that can separate from the can. Direct contact with the contents poses a risk of chemical burns to consumers’ skin and eyes.
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What should you do?
Consumers should not remove the cap of this oven cleaner. Consumers should wrap the recalled can of oven cleaner in several layers of newspaper, take it outside and dispose of it with the regular household trash. The company will send consumers a replacement oven cleaner coupon.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers should call Reckitt & Colman toll-free at (888) 993-3389 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, and between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday.
Which ones are recalled?
The 16-oz. aerosol cans of oven cleaner being recalled are yellow and have a solid yellow plastic cap. “EASY-OFF” is in bold black letters at the top part of the can, “HEAVY DUTY” is written in white letters inside a red block, and “Original” is written in white letters over a blue background. Only the oven cleaner with lot number B9305-NJ2 printed on the bottom of the can is part of the recall.
About 50,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
EASY-OFF Heavy Duty Oven Cleaner.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Reckitt & Colman Inc., Wayne, N.J.
- Supermarkets, mass merchandisers, hardware, drug and other stores nationwide sold the oven cleaner, from November 1999 through January 2000, for about $3 to $4.
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Was anyone hurt?
Reckitt & Colman has received 18 reports of these cans spewing oven cleaner, resulting in 12 reports of chemical burns to consumers’ skin and eyes.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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