Falcon Safety Products, Inc. is a manufacturer of
gas duster
A gas duster, also known as canned air or compressed air, is a product used for cleaning or dusting electronic equipment and other sensitive devices that cannot be cleaned using water.
This type of product is most often packaged as a can that, ...
s (
Dust-Off
''Dust-Off'' is a brand of dust cleaner (refrigerant-based propellant cleaner, which is not compressed air and incorrectly called "canned air"). The product usually contains difluoroethane; although some use tetrafluoroethane and tetrafluoropr ...
), horns, computer related cleaning supplies and gaming accessories. The family-owned company operates in the
United States
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and the
United Kingdom
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, with its headquarters in
Branchburg, New Jersey
Branchburg is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 14,459, reflecting a decline of 107 (−0.7%) from the 14,566 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased ...
. The company was founded in 1953.
Key Executives
* Phil Lapin – Chief Executive Officer and President
* Gregory Mas- Executive Vice President – Finance, Operations & International Sales
* Michael Genner – Sales Director of Falcon UK
* Steve Smith - Senior Vice President of Sales
* Jen Rappaport- Marketing Manager
Products
The company produces a variety of compressed gas lint, debris and dust removers for computers, keyboards and other equipment. They also offer screen cleaning wipes and cloths.
Critique
The company has been included as part of a
class action
A class action, also known as a class-action lawsuit, class suit, or representative action, is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member or members of that group. The class actio ...
regarding its Dust-off, and Century, Maxell and Insignia dusters. The aerosol
inhalant abuse
Inhalants are a broad range of household and industrial chemicals whose volatile vapors or pressurized gases can be concentrated and breathed in via the nose or mouth to produce intoxication, in a manner not intended by the manufacturer. They ...
case was filed by the estate of Michael Robins, an inhalant abuser whose death was attributed to sudden sniffing death syndrome and difluoroethane toxicity.
References
External links
Company website
Cleaning products
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