Harco paints, varnishes or shellacs
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 18, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 18, 2011the latest report was made
- Jul 18, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Harco
- Maker
- HARCO CHEMICAL COATINGS, INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Paints, varnishes or shellacsCPSC’s product type: Paints, Varnishes or Shellacs (code 960), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Household Chemicals, Paint, & Cleaning Products
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
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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No one hurt Made Jul 18, 2011, sent to the company Oct 13, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 27, 2011
The product, in the report: Varnish polyurethane semi gloss
The consumer says that the product has been making him sick, has problems breathing, gets muscle spasms, and his family has also had the same issues. the consumer says he gets watery eyes and so does his wife. The consumer says that the company “Safeway Envinronmentalists” conducted an air quality test. They dtermined his home contained 4000 VOC’s. The consumer says that he contacted the company that applied polish to the floors. They told him that it would go away. He was told by the company that if he conducted test and it showed a problem he would come back and sand the floors. The consumer says that there were 2 different brands of varnish used.
- Bought from
- American Floorer’s
- Bought
- Jan 15, 2010, about then
- Where
- Unspecified: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Harco, made or sold by HARCO CHEMICAL COATINGS, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.