Consumer product recall

Expanded recall: Various Ballistol Cleaning Oils and Gun Maintenance Products recalled due to improper labelling

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Summary

Product
Various Ballistol Cleaning Oils and Gun Maintenance Products
Issue
Consumer products - Labelling and packaging
What to do

Immediately stop using the recalled products and contact North Sylva Sports for a replacement label.

Affected products

This recall involves various Ballistol cleaning oils and gun maintenance products. All UPC and EAN codes are included in this recall for the time period sold between June 2018 and September 2024. 

The following products are affected:

Product

Container Size

Ballistol - Guncer Ceramic Gun Oil

200 mL

Ballistol - Gunex Special Gun Oil

200 mL

Ballistol - Universal Oil

400 mL

Ballistol - Universal Oil

200 mL

Ballistol - Universal Oil

500 mL

Ballistol - Universal Oil

100 mL

Ballistol - Universal Oil

25 mL

Ballistol-Set, Quick Browning

Various container sizes included

Brunier-Set

Various container sizes included

Quick Bluing/Kit Bronzage

Various container sizes included

Gun Maintenance Kit / Ballistol-Set Gun Care

Various container sizes included

Ballistol Honing Grinding Oil

65 mL

Ballistol Robla Black Powder Solvent

100 mL

Issue

The recalled products do not have the proper consumer chemical labelling as required by the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001, under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act.

The lack of appropriate labelling information could result in unintentional exposure to the products and lead to serious illness or injury.

As of September 20, 2024, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.

What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Ballistol products and contact North Sylva Sports to obtain a replacement label.

For more information, consumers can contact North Sylva Sports by telephone at (416) 242-4867 Ext 781, Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST, or by email.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind consumers to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.

Additional information

Background

Number Sold

The company reported that 33,607 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.

Time Period Sold

The affected products were sold from June 2018 to September 2024.

Place of Origin

Manufactured in Germany

Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Consumer product recall
Category
Consumer products - Chemicals
Companies

Importer

North Sylva Sports

Toronto

Ontario

CANADA

Manufacturer

F.W.Klever

D-84168 Aham

GERMANY

Published by
Health Canada
Audience
General public
Identification number
RA-76222

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