CR Brands Recalls Mean Green Cleaner and Degreaser Products Due to Chemical Hazard
Home product recall 15-061. Announced by CPSC on Jan 21, 2015.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 21, 2015. 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 products are labeled “Does not contain Ammonia.” The products may contain ammonia. The mislabeling of the bottles can pose a chemical hazard to consumers. If ammonia is mixed with bleach or other household chemicals, irritating or toxic gases could be produced.
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What should you do?
Consumers who have a product with the UPC and date code should immediately discontinue use of the product and return it to the retailer for a 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: CR Brands toll free at (866) 447-3369 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Mondays through Fridays or online at www.crbrandsinc.com and click on Safety Letters for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled cleaning products came in white plastic spray bottles and white or green plastic containers. The words “Mean Green Super Strength Cleaner and Degreaser” or “Mean Green Industrial Strength Cleaner and Degreaser” are on a label on the front and the UPC number is on the back. The recall involves products with date codes 4225, 4226, 4227, 4228, 4229 and 4230. The date code is printed below the label on the bottle. The recalled units include: Size UPC Mean Green Super Strength Spray 20oz 720547001208 Mean Green Super Strength Spray 40oz 720547001406 Mean Green Super Strength 128oz 720547001017 Mean Green Industrial Strength 128oz 720547001024
About 83,800 units, as CPSC gives them.
Mean Green® Super Strength Cleaner & Degreaser and Mean Green® Industrial Strength Cleaner & Degreaser.
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Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
720547001017 -
UPC
720547001024 -
UPC
720547001208 -
UPC
720547001406
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 6 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by CR Brands, Inc., West Chester, OH.
- Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Fred’s, Walmart and small retailers nationwide from August 2014 to November 2014 for between $1 and $8.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None reported
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What the record doesn’t say
- 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.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.