Penetrol paints, varnishes or shellacs
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 27, 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 27, 2011the latest report was made
- Jul 27, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Penetrol
- Maker
- Akzo Nobel Paints LLCMakers, 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
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
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, care not known Made Jul 27, 2011, sent to the company Oct 25, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 17, 2011
The product, in the report: Paint-Additive
The consumer says she hired painters to paint inside her home and they used the additive on the inside trim in her house. The fumes are very, very strong. She has the opened windows to ventilate her home but it is not helping much. The consumer says that she has experienced headaches and dizziness. The consumer says that her sinuses hurt and she can taste the additive on her tongue from simply breathing it. The consumer says that she contacted the retailer who told her there are no warning labels on the product. she believes the person she spoke with said Naptha was an ingredient in Penetrol. Labelling should indicate For Exterior Use Only, if it should be used at all. A small amount was drained on her grass, and it died immediately. (Consumer contacted the pait store and has not contacted the mfr.)
The consumer says the smell still persists even though the painter worked on her home over a month ago. The consumer also noticed that the painter was experiencing respiratory problems.
- Bought from
- Brandman’s Paint, Connecticut
- Where
- Weston, Connecticut: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 62, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Penetrol, made or sold by Akzo Nobel Paints LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
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
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.