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PaintStrippersSoldatLowe’sContainingMethyleneChloride

orN-Methylpyrrolidone(NMP)Methodology.Tofindexamplesofpaintstripping(orremoving)productssoldbyLowe’scontainingmethylenechlorideorNMP,SaferChemicals,HealthyFamiliesstaffclickedonthe“Paint”buttonontheleft-handpaneloftheLowe’swebsite,andthenclickedon“Paintthinnersandremovers”toarriveatalistingofrelevantproducts.Tofindadditionalpaintremovers,wealsoclickedonthe“Cleaners&Chemicals”linkonthe“AllPaint”portionofLowe’sPaintpage,accessedfromclickingonthe“Paint”linkunder“Departments”onthehomepage.WethenreviewedtheSafetyDataSheets(SDS)(standardformspreparedbythemanufacturerasrequiredbyOSHA)forindividualproducts.Customerreviewswereavailableonthewebsiteforallitemslistedbelow,indicatingthatLowe’scustomersdousetheseproducts.

PaintStripperscontainingMethyleneChloride

Ø GoofOffAllPurposeStripper(Semi-PasteMulti-SurfacePaintRemover)

AccordingtotheProductInformationDescriptiononLowe’swebsite:“Brushablesemipasteformulathatclingstoverticalsurfaceswithoutrunsordrips”“Removesstain,latex,oilbasedpaintandvarnishfromwood,metalandmasonry”Soldat:https://www.lowes.com/pd/Goof-Off-1-Gallon-Semi-Paste-Multi-Surface-Paint-Remover/50298099Containsmethylenechloride,accordingtotheSDS:https://goofoffproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AllPurposeStripperMSDS.pdf

Ø GoofOffLiquidSprayableStripper(LiquidMulti-SurfacePaintRemover)

AccordingtotheProductInformationDescriptiononLowe’swebsite:“Thinliquidformulawithallthestrengthofsemipastestripperinaneasytouseform”“Removesmultiplelayersoflatexandoilbasedpaint,UVcoatings,polyurethane,epoxy,varnish,andshellacfromwood,metalandmasonry”Soldat:https://www.lowes.com/pd/Goof-Off-1-Gallon-Liquid-Multi-Surface-Paint-Remover/50298101Containsmethylenechloride,accordingtotheSDS:https://goofoffproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/SprayableStripperMSDS.pdf

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Ø GoofOffProStripper(aerosol)(SprayMulti-SurfacePaintRemover)

AccordingtotheProductInformationDescriptiononLowe’swebsite:“Aconvenientwaytostripmultiplelayersoflatex,andoilbasedpaint,UVcoatings,polyurethane,epoxy,varnishandshellacfromwood,metalormasonry”Soldat:https://www.lowes.com/pd/Goof-Off-18-oz-Spray-Multi-Surface-Paint-Remover/50298103Containsmethylenechloride,accordingtotheSDS:https://goofoffproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ProStripperAerosolMSDS.pdf

Ø GoofOffSemi-PasteProStripper(PasteMulti-SurfacePaintRemover)

AccordingtotheProductInformationDescriptiononLowe’swebsite:“Brushablesemipasteformulathatclingstoverticalsurfaceswithoutrunsordrips”“Effectivelystripsmultiplelayersoflatexandoilbasedpaint,UVcoatings,polyurethane,epoxy,varnishandshellacfromwood,metalandmasonrysurfaces”Soldat:https://www.lowes.com/pd/Goof-Off-1-Gallon-Paste-Multi-Surface-Paint-Remover/50298093Containsmethylenechloride,accordingtotheSDS:https://goofoffproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ProStripperMSDS.pdf

Ø JascoPremiumPaintandEpoxyRemover:BrushableSemi-Paste(Semi-PasteMulti-

SurfacePaintRemover)AccordingtotheProductInformationDescriptiononLowe’swebsite:“Stripsmultiplelayersin1application”“Useonwood,metal,concrete,masonry” Soldat:https://www.lowes.com/pd/Jasco-1-Gallon-Semi-Paste-Multi-Surface-Paint-Remover/3586548Containsmethylenechloride,accordingtotheSDS:http://www.jasco-help.com/product/premium-paint-epoxy-remover

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PaintStripperscontainingN-Methylpyrrolidone(NMP)

Ø CitriStripSaferPaintandVarnishStrippingGel(PasteMulti-SurfacePaintRemover)

AccordingtotheProductInformationDescriptiononLowe’swebsite:“Safeforindooruse”“Noharshfumes”Soldat:https://www.lowes.com/pd/CitriStrip-32-fl-oz-Paste-Multi-Surface-Paint-Remover/50417794ContainsNMP,accordingtotheSafetyDataSheet(SDS):http://www.citristrip.com/uploads/documents/QCG73801T_SDS-CS61040.26.pdf

Ø GoofOffAerosolGraffitiRemoverAccordingtotheProductInformationDescriptiononLowe’swebsite:“Removesmosttypesofgraffiti-spraypaint,latexpaint”Soldat:https://www.lowes.com/pd/Goof-Off-Aerosol-Graffiti-Remover/3495957ContainsNMP,accordingtotheSDS:https://goofoffproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ProStrengthGraffitiRemoverMSDS.pdf