CPSC, Tile Perfect Inc. Announce Recall of Stand’n Seal Grout Sealer Due to Respiratory Problems
Home product recall 05-253. Announced by CPSC on Aug 31, 2005.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 31, 2005. 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 product’s odor is not chemically pungent enough to force consumers to minimize their exposure to the fumes. Consumers overexposed to these fumes can experience respiratory-related illness.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should not use the aerosol product and return it to the Home Depot for a full refund.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers can contact Tile Perfect Division at (800) 552-6225 Ext. 2572 between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm ET Monday through Friday or visit their Web site at www.standandseal.com
Which ones are recalled?
The product is marketed under the brand name of Tile Perfect™ Stand’n Seal “Spray-On” Grout Sealer. The date/lot codes are printed on the bottom of the can. All cans with date/lot codes starting with the following six digits are included in the recall: A20985; A30985; A10995; A20995; A30995; A11015; A21015; A31015; A11025; A21445; A31445; A11455; A21455; A31455; A11465; A21465. Units with other date/lot codes have been reformulated and are not subject to this recall.
About 300,000 cans units, as CPSC gives them.
Stand’n Seal Spray-On Grout Sealer sold in 2005.
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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?
- Distributed by Tile Perfect, a division, Roanoke Companies Group Inc., of Aurora, Ill.
- Exclusively at Home Depot Stores from April 2005 through June 2005 for about $10.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
There have been 88 reports from consumers who have had adverse reactions after using the aerosol product, including 28 confirmed reports of overexposure resulting in respiratory symptoms for which medical attention was sought for coughing, irritation, difficulty breathing, dizziness and disorientation. Thirteen individuals required medical treatment including overnight hospitalization.
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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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