Rooto Professional Drain Cleaner bottles and jars, kind not given
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 31, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 31, 2016the latest report was made
- Jul 31, 2016the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Rooto Professional Drain Cleaner
- Maker
- ROOTO CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Bottles and jars, kind not givenCPSC’s product type: Bottles or Jars, Not Specified (code 1135), in Containers & Packaging: Other
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2016 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Jul 31, 2016, sent to the company Aug 8, 2016, published by CPSC Aug 29, 2016
The product, in the report: Sulfuric Acid-Based Drain Cleaner: 64oz Bottle Manufacturer: Rooto Corporation Model #: 1079 UPC: 037904107962 SKU: 751198
Product: 64oz bottle of Rooto professional drain cleaner, sulfuric acid-based Location: Shop-n-Save in Benzonia Michigan, parking lot Date: June 30th, roughly 2:30pm Narrative of Events: A bottle of drain cleaner was placed on the bottom shelf of a shopping cart, roughly 6 inches above the ground. After leaving the store, directly outside the door leading to the parking lot, the bottle of drain cleaner fell roughly 6 inches off the bottom shelf of the shopping cart. This minor fall compromised the integrity of the seal, the cap, and the plastic bag in which the bottle was contained, causing the acid to pour out of the bottle and all over the right foot of 5 year old [REDACTED]. I raced her back into the store to use the sink found at the bottle return and rinsed her foot immediately, and then with the help of store management I packed her foot in baking soda. While carrying her, the liquid dripped over my right leg. Both [REDACTED] and I suffered chemical burns, both of [REDACTED] shoes had melted, and a pair of my pants had melted. The events of this narrative can be confirmed by store management, store security cameras, witnesses to the events, as well as the included pictures of the injuries.
Please let me first say that I am fully aware this product is hazardous and that special precautions must be taken in order to properly handle or use it. I’ve been using drain cleaners for years, and am entirely aware of the caustic nature of concentrated acids. It is not the product, itself, with which I am concerned, but rather than packaging in which it is sold.
Despite the perception of secure packaging, it only took a small bump to open not just the seal, but also the cap and even the bag in which the bottle was secured. That a 6 inch fall should result in total failure in the packaging of such a hazardous product is completely unacceptable. That there has been an apparent lack of quality testing in this packaging is not only dangerous to consumers, but also to employees of retail outlets and manufacturing facilities, making this is an entirely reckless failure in consumer and workplace safety.
- UPC
- 037904107962
- Bought from
- Shop-N-Save Benzonia, Michigan
- Bought
- Jun 30, 2016
- Where
- Benzonia, Michigan: Other Public Property/
Office - Who was involved
- Age 33, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Rooto Professional Drain Cleaner, made or sold by ROOTO CORPORATION
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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.
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