Pro-Tek Multi-Purpose Cleaner and Degreaser household cleaners
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 26, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 26, 2011the latest report was made
- Sep 26, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Pro-Tek Multi-Purpose Cleaner and Degreaser
- Maker
- PRO-TEK CHEMICALMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Household cleanersCPSC’s product type: General Purpose Household Cleaners (code 954), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Household Chemicals, Paint, & Cleaning Products
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2011 | 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 Sep 26, 2011, sent to the company Oct 7, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 31, 2011
The product, in the report: Pro-Tek Multi-Purpose Cleaner and Degrease, 1 gallon size
I purchased a bottle of Pro-Tek cleaner from a door-to-door sales person after he demonstrated the cleaning capability of the product. It was very expensive @ $89 a bottle. The salesman said that it was a concentrated cleaner and was non-toxic.
I stored the cleaner in the undersink cabinet in my kitchen. The bottle leaked and ruined my cabinet! Upon discovering the leak, I pulled up the shelf liner and moved the cleansers out and found that about 1/4 of the bottle leaked out. Because the sales person emphasized the non-toxicity of the product, I did not put on PPE such as gloves to clean up the mess. Upon contact with the bottle, the product immediately began to burn my skin! I pulled out some pH paper and tested the liquid, and its pH is approaching 14! How is this purported to be non-toxic??
I called [REDACTED] at Pro-Tek customer service twice and reported the problem. I asked her what could be done about my damaged sink and asked why there is no warning on the bottle about needing to use PPE when using this product. [REDACTED] said that the product is non-toxic and she has used it for 13 years with no problem. She said to pour the remaining product in a milk jug and send the old bottle back for replacement. I told her that maybe her product is not compatible with the bottle that they sell it in.
I told her about the burning sensation on my skin and she said that diluted, the product is non-toxic. I told her that the product that leaked out under my sink is not diluted, but concentrated, so the product as it exists in my house right not, has a very high pH. She said that the product is non-acidic. I said that I totally agree - the product is EXTREMELY BASIC, very caustic!
She said that she could send me a replacement bottle and that is all she can do for me.
This does not seem right!
- Bought from
- Door-to-Door salesman
- Bought
- Sep 2, 2010
- Where
- Wichita, Kansas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 48, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Pro-Tek Multi-Purpose Cleaner and Degreaser, made or sold by PRO-TEK CHEMICAL
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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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