The Lye Guy Recalls Sodium and Potassium Hydroxide Products Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement and Violation of FHSA Labeling (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 21-745. Announced by CPSC on May 13, 2021.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 13, 2021. Copied from CPSC on Oct 24, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The products contain sodium and potassium hydroxide, which must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the products is not child resistant, posing a risk of chemical burns and irritation to the skin and eyes. In addition, the label on the products violates the Federal Hazardous Substance Act (FHSA) by omitting the word “poison” and other mandatory information on the packaging.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately store the recalled products in a safe location out of sight and reach of children. Contact The Lye Guy for free replacement child resistant packaging and a new label. All known purchasers are being contacted directly by the firm.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- 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: The Lye Guy collect at 315-436-6560 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email thelyeguy@gmail.com or online at www.thelyeguy.com and click on Recall Information on the left side of the homepage for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves The Lye Guy sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide products sold in 32 oz plastic jars with a white continuous thread closure. The Lye Guy logo and the product name are printed on a white label at the front of the jar.
About 32,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
The Lye Guy Sodium Hydroxide and Potassium Hydroxide.
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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?
- Made by The Lye Guy, Pennellville, N.Y.
- Online at TheLyeGuy.com from November 2008 through February 2021 for between $6 and $9.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
No incidents or injuries have been 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 24, 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 24, 2026.