Golden Artist Colors Recalls QoR Synthetic Ox Gall due to Skin Irritation (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 14-744. Announced by CPSC on Aug 19, 2014.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 19, 2014. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace what’s offered
- About 470 units and 90 in Canada units, as CPSC gives them
- Not said injuries, in the notice
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Risk of skin rash or blistering
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a free replacement.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: Golden Artist Colors, Inc. at (800) 959-6453 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday or go to www.qorcolors.com and click on “News” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
The product is designed to be used with artists’ watercolor paints in small amounts to improve flow and wetting. It is clear and of low viscosity and packaged in a 59 ml clear glass jar with a dropper lid. Product code of 7001000-2 appears on the label. One of the following batch numbers is printed on the bottom of the jar: 365254, 366319, 366405 or 366626.
About 470 units and 90 in Canada units, as CPSC gives them.
QoR® Synthetic Ox Gall.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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 Golden Artist Colors, New Berlin, NY.
- Fine-art supply stores nationwide and on their websites from June 2014 through July 2014 for about $11.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None
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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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