Shave Gel Recalled by Pfizer
CPSC recall 96157. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Laceration
CPSC recall 96157 has the recall date 2 Jul 1996. The notice names the firm Pfizer. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Toiletries.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Shave Gel Recalled by Pfizer NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: July 2, 1996 (301) 504-7908 Release # 96-157 CPSC and Pfizer Announce Shave Gel Recall WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Consumer Health Care Group of Pfizer Inc. is announcing a voluntary recall of cans of PureSilk Shave Gel for women sold between October 1995 and June 1996. The inner liner of the can may corrode, and as a result the can may rupture, which could propel a plastic component or the gel from the can. Consumers could be injured by sharp edges of the ruptured can or by the plastic component. Pfizer is aware of 10 incidents of the cans rupturing. No injuries have been reported. Drug, grocery, and cosmetic stores sold more than 500,000 purple, seven-ounce cans of the shaving gel nationwide for between $2 and $2.50 a can. This recall does not affect the cream product for women sold under the name PureSilk Shave Cream. Consumers should stop using the shave gel immediately and discharge the shaving gel to reduce pressure within the can.… |
| Product | PureSilk Shave Gel for women, Toiletries |
| Manufacturer | Pfizer |
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- Hazard: Laceration
- Category: Toiletries
- CPSC recalls of 1996
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1996: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1996
- 138
- Recalls of 1996 with one of the same hazards
- 7%
- Recalls of 1996 in the category Toiletries
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Pfizer
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 96157The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 96157. https://recallregister.com/product/5821-shave-gel-recalled-by-pfizer/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 96157 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 96157 has no incident or injury text.