Tell Lowe's to Stop Selling Deadly Paint Stripping Chemicals!

Watch CBS's interview with a family devastated by a paint stripper bought from Lowe's

Every day Americans walk into their local Lowe’s Home Improvement store and buy paint removal products containing a lethal chemical — methylene chloride — that has been linked to nearly 60 deaths nationwide.

The fumes from paint strippers containing methylene chloride have killed unsuspecting users within minutes, and long-term exposure is known to cause liver toxicity, cancer, and harm to the central nervous system.

Products like Jasco Premium Paint & Epoxy Remover and Goof Off All Purpose Paint Stripper are dangerous and should not be on Lowe’s shelves.

Urge Lowe’s CEO Robert Niblock to put consumer safety first and stop selling deadly paint strippers containing methylene chloride.

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Robert Niblock, CEO of Lowe’s

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Stop selling deadly paint strippers

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Dear Mr. Niblock:

Your Lowe's stores are stocked with deadly paint strippers containing the chemical methylene chloride. The fumes from these products have killed unsuspecting users within minutes, and long-term exposure is known to cause liver toxicity, cancer, and harm to the central nervous system.

Paint strippers containing methylene chloride have been linked to nearly 60 deaths nationwide. One recent victim was a healthy young man named Drew Wynne. He purchased one of these paint strippers from Lowe's and collapsed and died from the toxic fumes while refinishing a floor in his small business.

Lowe's continues to sell these toxic products despite warnings about the dangers of paint strippers containing methylene chloride. Products like Jasco Premium Paint & Epoxy Remover and Goof Off All Purpose Paint Stripper remain in your stores.

I urge you to use your influence as the CEO of Lowe's to protect consumers by immediately removing deadly paint strippers containing methylene chloride from store shelves.

Thank you.

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