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H.B. Fuller

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1995

    Wrongful-death litigation involving Joel Linares

    H.B. Fuller was sued in connection with the death of Joel Linares, a 16-year-old Guatemalan boy alleged to have died after inhaling Resistol. A Minnesota judge dismissed the case in 1996 for lack of jurisdiction.

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  2. 1990

    Resistol inhalant controversy in Latin America

    Reports during the 1990s described children in Central America inhaling vapors from solvent-based adhesives, including H.B. Fuller products. Advocacy groups criticized the company's continued commercial and industrial sales after retail withdrawal. H.B. Fuller changed the Resistol formulation and later ended over-the-counter sales of solvent-based adhesives in Latin America.

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