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CPSC, Sassi America Inc. Announce Recall of Acrylic Primer for Nail Care

U.S. CPSCChemicalJan 20, 2004
Recalled acrylic nail primer
Recalled acrylic nail primer
Recalled acrylic nail primer, sold with acrylic nail kit
Recalled acrylic nail primer, sold with acrylic nail kit

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

This methacrylic acid primer is not packaged in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.

Remedy

Consumers should return the acrylic primer and kits to the store where purchased, to receive a refund.

Incidents & injuries

Sassi America has received a report of a 2-year-old girl in Pompano Beach, Fla., who sustained severe external and internal chemical burns, after swallowing the liquid primer.

Product description

The primer is packaged in amber-colored bottles with black caps. The model number 508, 509, 510, 511 or 512 is written on the front of the label. "SASSI" also is written on the labels. The primer was sold in .25-ounce, .50-ounce, 1-ounce, 2-ounce and 4-ounce size bottles. The acrylic primers were sold separately and in kits.

Sold on

Grocery and beauty supply stores nationwide sold the primer, from June 2000 through January 2004, for between $2 and $10.

Contact the company

For more information call Sassi collect at (847) 228-0334 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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