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Recall Details
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2009 Release # 09-152 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 324-8464 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product.
Name of product: Propane (LP) gas
Units: About 919,000 barrels
Manufacturer: Valero Marketing & Supply Co., of San Antonio, Texas
Hazard: An odorant is added to propane to help alert customers to a propane gas leak, but this propane might not have the recommended level of odorant. Failure to detect leaking gas can present a fire, explosion or thermal burn hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recall includes propane that may have been purchased from the retailers listed below:
| State | Distributors |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Country Gas Dowdle Gas |
| Arkansas | Famers Supply |
| California | Aeropres Corp. Amerigas Propane Enterprise Products Ferrell North America Heritage Propane Kiva Energy Mutual Liquid Gas and Equipment Pacific Coast Propane LLC Sal's Propane, Inc. Suburban Propane, LP Targa Liquids Marketing Ted Johnson Propane Co. United Pacific Energy |
| Mississippi | Columbus Butane Coombs Gas Dowdle Gas Enterprise LP Graeber Bros. Johnson Propane Gas F.O. James Pontotoc Butane Gas Rebel Gas Thomas LP |
| Tennessee | Baker Gas & Oil Brownsville Utility Coombs Gas Dixie Gas Dowdle Gas Tennergy Wilder LP Gas |
Sold to: Retail propane dealers listed in chart from January 2008 through October 2008.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers with propane purchased or delivered between January 2008 and October 2008 should immediately contact their propane gas suppliers or retail locations where home propane tank or portable cylinders were filled for testing of the propane and to receive additional odorant as needed.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact toll-free at (800) 324-8464 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, or visit the Propane Recall Website at www.propanerecall.com
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
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