Filtrete filters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 7, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 7, 2023the latest report was made
- Jan 7, 2023the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Filtrete
- Maker
- 3M CO.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- FiltersCPSC’s product type: Filters (code 4005), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 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 Jan 7, 2023, sent to the company Jan 11, 2023, published by CPSC Jan 26, 2023
The product, in the report: 3M Filtrete Air Cleaning Filter UPC 051141360034 (manufacturer label number(s) FPLO2-2PK-24, 20 x 20 x 1, 70-0091-1541-4)
Suffered chronic respiratory distress and chronic sinusitis from exposure to particulate filter material shedding from a 3M Filtrete Air Cleaning Filter UPC 051141360034 (manufacturer label number(s) FPLO2-2PK-24, 20 x 20 x 1, 70-0091-1541-4) that were being used as a pre-filter for the air handling system’s higher efficiency filter.
This particulate filter material shedding from the 3M Filtrete Air Cleaning Filter was passing through the air handling system’s higher efficiency 3M Filtrete 1900 Premium Allergen, Bacteria and Virus main filter. A fine layer of white particulate material dust was present throughout the residence and exposed all residents of the household to the material.
Removing the 3M Filtrete Air Cleaning Filter UPC 051141360034 from the air handling system eliminated the chronic respiratory distress and chronic sinusitis experience by the household members and the accumulation of fine layers of white particulate material dust.
Injury resulted in chronic bronchitis in one member of the household and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in another member of the household.
I believe the performance of the 3M Filtrete 1900 Premium Allergen, Bacteria and Virus main filter UPC 051111543290 should also be evaluated for it’s actual performance and possible shedding of it’s particulate filter material.
- Model
- 3M Filtrete Air Cleaning Filter UPC 051141360034
- UPC
- 051141360034
- Serial number
- FPLO2-2PK-24
- Bought from
- Lowes hardware
- Bought
- Jun 1, 2022, about then
- Where
- Medford, Oregon: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 67, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Filtrete, made or sold by 3M CO.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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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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