Redken 5th Avenue NYC Recalls Guts Spray Mousse Foam Due to Risk of Rupture

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #11194) was formally reported on April 12, 2011. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Redken 5th Avenue NYC of New York, NY is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 1 million units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The aerosol container's liner can corrode over time, posing a risk of the cans rupturing and expelling its contents. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mousse, record the product's lot code then discard the contents by spraying it into a waste container in a well ventilated area. Prior to disposin… — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 1 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 15 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.