Nine Manufacturers, Distributors Announce Consumer Recall of Pourable Gel Fuel Due to Burn and Flash Fire Hazards

Company Nine (9) manufacturers and distributors
Alert Type Recall
Date 09/01/2011
Description The recall involves an estimated 2 million units of various pourable gel fuels packaged in one-quart plastic bottles and one-gallon plastic jugs and sold in scented and non-scented formulations, which were sold since 2008 for between $5 and $20 by 9 companies. See the CPSC website for a list of the companies.
Problem The pourable gel fuel can ignite unexpectedly and splatter onto people and objects nearby when it is poured into a firepot that is still burning.
Find Out More http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11315.html

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