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RecallMar 6, 2025· All ages

Taylor Water Technologies Phosphate Reagent Bottles Sold with Test Kits

Official title: Taylor Water Technologies Recalls Phosphate Reagent Bottles Sold with Test Kits Due to Risk of Severe Chemical Burns; Violation of Federal Regulation for Child-Resistant Packaging

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Recalled Phosphate Reagent #1 bottle sold within the Taylor Phosphate Test Kits
Recalled Phosphate Reagent #1 bottle sold within the Taylor Phosphate Test Kits · Photo: CPSC
Taylor Phosphate Test Kit with recalled Phosphate Reagent #1 bottle
Taylor Phosphate Test Kit with recalled Phosphate Reagent #1 bottle · Photo: CPSC

Taylor Phosphate Reagent #1 bottles, sold in Taylor Phosphate Test Kits for pools, spas and aquariums and separately online and in pool and aquarium stores, have been recalled. The bottles contain sulfuric acid but are not in child-resistant packaging as federal law requires, posing a risk of chemical burns to the skin or eyes and internal burns if swallowed.

What to do

Consumers should stop using the recalled Phosphate Reagent #1 bottles immediately, place them in a safe and secure location away from the reach of children and contact Taylor Water Technologies for information on how to properly dispose of the recalled bottle and obtain a free replacement bottle. Only unexpired Phosphate Reagent #1 bottles are included in this recall and eligible for the free replacement. Taylor Water Technologies is contacting all known purchasers directly.

Contact: Taylor Water Technologies at 800-837-8548 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, via the online contact form at https://www.taylortechnologies.com/en/content/contact-customer-service, or by visiting https://www.taylortechnologies.com and clicking on "Recall Information" under the Resource Center tab at the top of the page for more information or at https://www.taylortechnologies.com/en/content/recall-information.

How common was it?

WidespreadAbout 10,000 sold, 2022–2024

Tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands sold, or at big chain stores. Check your home.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

The recalled Taylor Water Technologies reagent bottles sold with test kits contain sulfuric acid, which must be in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging for the bottle with sulfuric acid is not child resistant, posing a risk of chemical burns to the skin or eyes and internal corrosive burns, if ingested.

Sold at

Online at www.taylortechnologies.com and other websites and in pool and aquarium stores nationwide from August 2022 through August 2024 for about $13 for the reagent bottles and $56 for the kits that include the reagent bottles.

Units

About 10,000

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Model numbers and UPCs

K-1106, R-0980

Brand

Taylor

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Mar 6, 2025. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.

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