Blue Whale plastic containers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 11, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 11, 2023the latest report was made
- Jul 11, 2023the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Blue Whale
- Maker
- Hasa incMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Plastic containersHard or semi-hardCPSC’s product type: Plastic Containers (Rigid or Semi-rigid) (code 1123), in Containers & Packaging: Plastic
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2023 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Hurt, no treatment Made Jul 11, 2023, sent to the company Jul 13, 2023, published by CPSC Jul 27, 2023
The product, in the report: 1 gallon jug of Muriatic Acid, clear plastic container with red plastic cap
I purchased the 2-pack Blue Whale Muriatic Acid (2x1gallon jugs). I placed the box in my back seat. The box dimensions are rectangular (not square), so easy to tip. I did not notice that the box had fallen over on its side as I drove. The acid burned through the cap on one of the jugs and proceeded to spill out onto my back seat and floor. My skin began itching and I started to feel the burn in my lungs before I was able to pull over. The corners and side of the white box were black and corroded. As I pulled the box out, it fell apart and the acid splashed on my hands and arm. There was no way to transport or safely close and dispose of the acid. I found a drain to dump the remaining acid, afraid to just throw it in a dumpster where it could harm others. I let the car air out dumping water on the seat and floor. I called the store and they said they were aware the acid could burn through the cap and I should have just taken care and kept the box upright per the warning printed on the box. My question: If the acid doesn’t burn through the plastic used to make the jug, why don’t they just make the cap out of that same plastic material? I used to be able to buy the 4-pack box of acid from the former store (before being bought out by Leslie’s) which did not tip easily. The rectangular 2-pack box is prone to tipping. Customers are just lay-people without protected ways to transport or store these products, so the company should be more responsible in making a container that can hold it safely until use. The warning label doesn’t say the acid will burn through the cap.
- Model
- 4G/
Y10/ S/ 23 - UPC
- 02180216002
- Bought from
- Leslie’s Pool Supply #1081
- Bought
- Jun 8, 2023
- Where
- Katy, Texas: Street or Highway
- Who was involved
- Age 59, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Blue Whale, made or sold by Hasa inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.