SWD Urethane thermal or sound insulation materials

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 24, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

1report to CPSC
Jun 24, 2019the latest report was made
Jun 24, 2019the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, SWD Urethane
Maker: SWD UrethaneMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materialsCPSC’s product type: Thermal or Sound Insulation Materials (code 1803), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Building Materials & Home Structures

By month

1 report from July 2018 to June 2019; the most in June 2019, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
June 2019	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.

Seen by a doctor or nurse
Made Jun 24, 2019, sent to the company Jul 18, 2019, published by CPSC Aug 8, 2019

The product, in the report: SWD Open Cell spray foam

I had an SWD open cell spray foam installed in my attic space in November of 2018. Immediately after the install I noticed a unpleasant smell coming into the living space below. I told the installer which was ecologic Energy Systems from Stamford CT about this problem and they dismissed it as normal. We dealt with the smell over the winter but once the warm weather came the smell increased and then started respiratory irritation. The respiratory irritation is so severe that I cannot be in the home now. The installer refuses to take responsibility and says the smell was present before the installation.

Bought from
ECOLOGIC ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Bought
Nov 13, 2018
Where
Danbury, Connecticut: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 41, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Spouse
As this report names them
made or sold by SWD Urethane
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Seen by Medical Professional

The company’s comments, in its own words

(9/13/2019) SWD Urethane: 1. We received samples from the [REDACTED] residence and analyzed said samples. Our analysis includes numerous steps to identify whether the spray foam samples are in specification in terms of density, cell structure, color as well as placing samples in an elevated temperature environment at 140F and at various intervals determine if an objectionable odor is being emitted. When the foam is deemed within specification we have complete VOC data on our products. In this case, the product was SWD’s QS108 which has GreenGuard Gold certification as a low emitting material. 2. A forensic report was issued on 6/14/2019 concluding that the foam samples that we received were not responsible for the emission of any objectionable odor. This report included recommendations to [REDACTED] to ensure that proper ventilation was deployed in his home as lack of ventilation is widely understood to be the cause of objectionable odors in the home. We also recommended that an indoor air quality test should be conducted. Using spray foam tightens up the building envelope considerably and odor compounds that have always been present in the house become more concentrated and as such more troublesome. Indoor air testing can identify specific compounds that may be the source of the odor that can usually be addressed quickly and effectively. 3. [REDACTED] has to this point refused to consider other options to identify the source of the odor and has concluded before any analysis that the cause is the foam. Additionally, the SWD representative that we sent to the home to get samples and speak with the homeowner feared for his safety as [REDACTED] was extremely aggressive and as such we would not be comfortable sending another representative to this location to obtain further samples without the presence of law enforcement.

CPSC report 20190624-5534C-2147380311. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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

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.

SWD Urethane thermal or sound insulation materials

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