Powerhouse fabric treatment products
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 9, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 9, 2012the latest report was made
- Aug 9, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Powerhouse
- Maker
- PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS (history 10/23/2012)Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Fabric treatment productsCPSC’s product type: Fabric Treatment Products (code 952), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Household Chemicals, Paint, & Cleaning Products
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
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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Hospital admission Made Aug 9, 2012, sent to the company Oct 2, 2012, published by CPSC Oct 24, 2012
The product, in the report: Fabric Freshener aerol spray Bar code number: 48155-90526
12/2011 The caller stated that she used the fabric freshener to spray on her bed linen. She stated that she started to have health symptoms including, headaches, dizziness, respitarory problems, etc. She was taken to the Nazareth hospital in PA by the rescue squad for a heart attack, where she was hospitalized for a week. There was no diagnostic that she had a heart attack and she was released.
2/2012 The caller had a followup visit with her cardialogist and he was unable to diagnose the problem.
6/2012 The caller was still experiencing problems. She removed her bed linen, washed them thoroughly and threw out her pillows which seemed to resolve the issue.
The manufacturer was not contacted because there was no contact number.
The caller feels that this fabric freshener contains chemicals which is a health hazard.
UPDATE:
In November 2011 after moving to this current address, I began using Power House Fabric Freshener on my bed. I have a rather unstable bladder so I was concerned about smelling up the bedroom. I sprayed a lot and often.
Toward the end of December, I began waking up light headed, unsteady on my feet, short of breath, and generally out of focus. These problems worsened during January and the ‘out of focus’ often lasted most of the day.
February 5, 2012 my breathing became very labored and the chest felt tight and heavy. I was rushed to the hospital with a possible heart attack. After a week in the hospital and many tests, no heart attack.
Shortly after returning home the syptoms returned, and I returned to spraying.
In mid-April, my daughter (a nurse) wondered if my problems were caused by a concentration of carbon monoxide. Possible, we’d gone through a winter, windows closed, drapes down, low ceiling. So monitors were bought, and someone to check the house. No carbon monoxide.
However my daughter’s words resonated with me. They only thing going on in the bedroom besides sleeping and dressing, was spraying.
I immediately striped the bed and washed everything in hot water. The pillows went into the dryer and out in the hot sun. I thought I was going to have a miracle cure. Then I even threw the pillows out. Of course, no more spraying. But no miracle.
Gradually, through June and July, the symptoms were less frequent and not as intense.
We are now through August and I do believe that my system has finally cleared out. I’m feeling normal again.
I do, however, have one remnant left from this experience- red, red lips. This too is beginning to fade.
- Model
- Powerhouse Fabric freshener
- UPC
- 4815590526
- Serial number
- unknown
- Bought from
- Dollar Tree, Pennsylvania
- Bought
- Sep 3, 2011, about then
- Where
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 89, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Powerhouse, made or sold by PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS (history 10/
23/ 2012) - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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