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CPSC And Excelex Announce Ammonia Recall

CPSC recall 95167. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Poisoning

CPSC recall 95167 has the recall date 18 Sep 1995. The notice names the firm Brookshires Brothers. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Poisoning. CPSC gives the product type Cleaners/Cleaning Products.

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CPSC recall 95167: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
September 18, 1995 Release # 95-169 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, The Excelex Corporation of Dallas, Tex., is recalling 3,608 mislabeled bottles of a product labeled as "Better Valu Clear Ammonia." The product is a misbranded hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. The recalled bottles actually contain bleach. If the bleach is accidentally mixed with ammonia or acid, irritating or toxic gases could be produced.The product is packaged in 64-fluid oz. containers made of white, opaque plastic, labeled in part, "Better Valu***Clear Ammonia***64 FL. OZ 2QTS.) *** 79801 98767 *** E15295 *** PACKED FOR FEDERATED FOODS, INC. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005-1096 ***." The bleach sold for about $1 between June 1 and August 23, 1995 at Brookshires retail grocery stores and independent retail outlets serviced by Brookshires Brothers, Fleming El Paso and Hale Halsell in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Only bottles labeled as "Ammonia" with the 10 digit bar code "79801 98767" and 10 digit batch code beginning with "E15295****" are affected by this recall.Consumers should stop using the product in these containers immediately and return it to the store where purchased for a full…
ProductCleaners/Cleaning Products
ProductBetter Valu Clear Ammonia cleaning solution
ManufacturerBrookshires Brothers; Excelex

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1995: not given
CPSC recalls of 1995
128
Recalls of 1995 with one of the same hazards
5%
Recalls of 1995 in the category Cleaners/Cleaning Products
2%
Recalls on the register that name Brookshires Brothers
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 95167. https://recallregister.com/product/5697-cpsc-and-excelex-announce-ammonia-recall/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 95167 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 95167 has no incident or injury text.