Tidy Cats pet supplies
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 27, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Aug 27, 2024the latest report was made
- May 9, 2019the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Tidy Cats
- Maker
- NestleMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Pet suppliesCPSC’s product type: Pet Supplies (code 1715), in Hobby: Pet Supplies
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2024 | 1 |
| May 2019 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
- 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 Aug 27, 2024, sent to the company Aug 30, 2024, published by CPSC Sep 23, 2024
The product, in the report: Large yellow 35 lbs bucket of Tidy Cats cat litter.
During a risk assessment of the home of a child with a high lead level, a sample of cat litter was taken for further assessment. Child has a favorite long-haired cat who likes to roll in the cat box, and is often found with cat litter stuck on it’s body. Child is very young, and often will pet the cat, and then put their hands in their mouth. Upon further testing, by an accredited lab ([REDACTED] - NYS DOH) cat litter was found with 29.3 ug/g lead.
- Where
- Schenectady, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 0, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Tidy Cats, made or sold by Nestle
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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Hospital admission Made May 9, 2019, sent to the company Jun 3, 2019, published by CPSC Jun 17, 2019
The product, in the report: This Tidy Cats Lightweight litter is very, very dusty. It literally leaves a plume of fine white powder everywhere, walls, furniture, cats food, water dish, carpet, bedding...etc. You cannot help but to breathe it in. My cat did and she is dead. I was also in that bedroom and I developed respiratory issues too and it also affected my platelets. Had to have my spleen removed because of it and the whole cleaning the litter dust I cannot breathe and then hospitalized again with the same cloudiness in my lungs that my cat died of.
I purchased Tidy Cats Lightweight litter. It was very very dusty. It left a plume of heavy dust throughout my bedroom where the litter box is. My heathy cat quickly developed a bad cough, she has a cloudiness in her lungs and is diagnosed with respiratory infection and dies. Soon after I’m in the hospital with respiratory issues and low blood platelets and I almost die. I needed to have my spleen removed and I’m in I C U at UCLA for weeks. I had not been breathing well since. I started cleaning up my bedroom of this fine cat litter dust and then my breathing becomes worse and I cannot breathe at all. I go to my local hospital where I receive. CT scan of my lungs, chest X-ray and EKG. Doctors confirmed that I too have the cat litter dust in my lungs. I have read a lot of bad reviews on this product recently and consumers have been complaining for years about this product and it has also killed cats, I’m lucky it didn’t kill me. Please, please look into this product. It is a hazard to pets and people!!! My doctors are also filing this warning with the Consumer Product Safety Board.
- Model
- Tidy Cats Lightweight litter 19.5 lb.
- UPC
- 070230169891
- Serial number
- 90081167-0745L09
- Bought from
- Sam’s Club, California
- Bought
- Sep 22, 2018
- Where
- Ventura, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 58, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Tidy Cats, made or sold by Nestle
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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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.