Valspar Recalls Wood Cleaner and Wood Brightener Products Due to Chemical Hazard
Home product recall 17-043. Announced by CPSC on Dec 1, 2016.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 1, 2016. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 10,300 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A faulty cap seal can cause the containers to leak contents, posing a chemical hazard to consumers. Inhaling, ingesting or skin contact with the product can cause burning and other injuries.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the recalled products and keep them away from children and immediately contact Valspar for disposal and refund instructions.
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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).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: Cabot Stains toll-free at 877-755-3336 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET or online at www.cabotstain.com and click on the Information on Cabot Cleaner and Brightener Recall link at the top of the page.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Cabot-branded wood cleaner and wood brightener products, sold in one gallon (3.78 L) white bottles with a handle that are about 9 inches tall. The bottles have the Cabot logo and the name of the product on the front. Products included in the recall have the following badge alphanumeric identifier printed on the back of bottle: Wood Cleaner Wood Brightener 67MAX20006 67MAX20203 67MAX20007 67MAX20204 67MAX20009 67MAX20206 67MAX20103 67MAX20109 67MAX20105
About 10,300 units, as CPSC gives them.
Cabot wood cleaner and wood brightener products.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by The Valspar Corporation, Cabot brand owner, Minneapolis, Minn.
- The wood cleaners were sold at Menards in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin in August 2016 for about $10. The wood brighteners were sold at Blain Supply, Do It Best, L&M Fleet Supply, Menards and Orgill in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota and South Dakota from August 2016 through September 2016 for about $15.
- 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 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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