CritterZone air purifiers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 8, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 8, 2013the latest report was made
- Dec 8, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- CritterZone
- Maker
- CritterZone USA IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Air purifiersCPSC’s product type: Air Purifiers (code 307), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-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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First aid Made Dec 8, 2013, sent to the company Dec 16, 2013, published by CPSC Dec 31, 2013
The product, in the report: CritterZone Pet Air Purifier
I purchased the CritterZone Pet Air Purifier Wall Unit from Litterboy.com and plugged it in and set it on low. It produced an awful metallic chemical smell that made me extremely ill. The smell has lingered in my condo unit and is in my clothes in the closet, couch, bed, EVERYWHERE. The first night, I woke up in the middle of the night with shortness of breath and an insane headache. When I got out of bed I was dizzy and began to feel nauseous. I immediately unplugged this toxic product. I could not get back to sleep and the headache lasted for 3 days. This product also made all three of my dogs sick. My dogs were lethargic and did not eat or drink for 2 days and were breathing heavy. My pitbull vomitted. The next morning my neighbor came over because the stench had seeped through into her unit. I showed her the product and she said that it was an ozone generator and was illegal to have those in California, that they had been banned a few years ago. I’ve done everything to get this smell out out my condo. I’ve had every window open and have been freezing. I’ve had to wash EVERYTHING and spent 4 days doing laundry. When I leave and return home I get a headache after being home for awhile and have woken up with a headache every morning since. I can’t believe this product caused this much damage in a day and a half. It has been over 2 weeks and the chemical odor this product produced still lingers in my condo. What was even more upsetting then the damage this product caused to my health and home was the customer service I experienced from Litterboy.com. I contacted them and notified them of what happened and said that maybe the unit was defective to cause so much harm. I requested to return it and receive a refund. In their reply they refused to refund me because they said the product was used and that it may be defective and I could call and have them trouble shoot it. Why the heck would anyone want to plug that harmful product back in, unless they were suicidal? I didn’t bother arguing with the company because it was clear they did not care and had no intentions of providing the proper customer service to resolve this issue . I did research on the internet and found through product reviews that other customers had similiar experiences from this product. The company is mismarketing this product and should make it known that this product produces ozone which is harmful and even fatal.
- Model
- CritterZone Pet Air Purifier (cz-w)
- Bought from
- http:/
/ litterboy.com/ Details.cfm?ProdID=710&cat - Bought
- Nov 19, 2013
- Where
- Los Angeles, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 32, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand CritterZone, made or sold by CritterZone USA Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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.
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