Parents are being warned to take a look at one of the car products you may have in your garage or stored somewhere in your home.
According to the U.S. Consumer Produce Safety Commission website, Prestone is recalling about 4.1 million bottles of Prestone Windshield De-Icer and Prestone Ice & Frost Shield.
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The trigger spray mechanism can be removed from the bottles and do not meet child resistant closure requirements. If a child opens the bottler, the liquid contains chemicals that can be poisonous. All hazardous chemicals should be kept out of reach of children, but parents should check these bottles in particular. If the trigger is too easy to open, parents should contact Prestone to receive a more secure trigger.
You can call the Prestone information center at 800-890-2075 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.prestone.com and click on "De-Icer and Frost Shield Recall" for more information.
Specific Product Information
This recall involves two products: Prestone Windshield De-Icer and Prestone Ice & Frost Shield. The Windshield De-Icer (SKU AS-246) is used to melt ice on vehicle windshields and windows. The De-Icer was sold in a clear yellow 32-ounce trigger spray plastic bottle with a black tip on the nozzle. The Prestone Ice & Frost Shield (SKU AS-247) is used to reduce morning frost, light ice and snow on vehicle windshields, windows and wiper blades. The Frost Shield was sold in a clear yellow 32-ounce trigger spray plastic bottle with a yellow trigger pull. The SKU number is printed on the bottom left of the back label.
Incidents/Injuries
The products were sold at AutoZone, Kroger, Meijer, O'Reilly's, Pep Boys and Walmart, online at www.Amazon.com, and other retailers from September 2011 through August 2015 for between $3 and $11.
Here's a link to the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission page.