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You should never use this washer fluid!

February 1, 2023

Windscreen washer fluid containing too much methanol

Mullrose’s Winter -15° and -20° windshield washer fluid contains excessive levels of methanol. The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says: “Methanol is toxic if swallowed, inhaled and in contact with the skin and can cause organ damage. Do not use the product.”

The details

To be more specific, it is Mullrose Windscreen Washer Fluid Winter 5 liters -15° and -20° sold between August 1, 2022 and January 3, 2023. If the barcodes 8718421328413 and 8718421328468 are on the product, the advice is not to use them. The call not to use this washer fluid also applies with the batch numbers beginning with 10801/5 through 13096/2. This type of windshield washer fluid is sold at retail stores, carwashes, garden centers and supermarkets.

You’ll get your money back

Manufacturer Mullrose offers the following advice, “If you still have a can in your possession please return it to the point of sale where you will be refunded.”

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