CPSC recall · Reported March 12, 2009
Valero Marketing & Supply Co. Announce Recall to Inspect Propane Gas; Can Pose Fire and Burn 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 p…
Valero Marketing & Supply Co., of San Antonio, Texas recalled The recall includes propane that may have been purchased from the retailers listed below:….
Valero Marketing & Supply Co. Announce Recall to Inspect Propane Gas; Can Pose Fire and B… was recalled by Valero Marketing & Supply Co., of San Antonio, Texas in March 12, 2009. Reason: An odorant is added to propane to help alert customers to a propane gas leak, but this propane might not have…. Remedy: Consumers with propane purchased or delivered between January 2008 and October 2008 shoul…. Verify recall #09152 with the CPSC before acting.
The recall
Valero Marketing & Supply Co., of San Antonio, Texas issued this CPSC recall-An odorant is added to propane to help alert customers to a propane gas leak, but this propane might not have….
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- March 12, 2009
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Sourced from official CPSC enforcement records. Verify recall #09152 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. Consumers holding this product should act on the agency's documented remedy above rather than relying on general guidance.
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Product 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.
Reason for recall
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.
Remedy, what to do
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.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| Severity class | Not classified by agency |
| Status | Active |
| Recall number | 09152 |
| Date reported | March 12, 2009 |
| Date initiated | March 12, 2009 |
| Recalling firm | Valero Marketing & Supply Co., of San Antonio, Texas |
| Affected scope | About 919,000 barrels |
| Distribution | Not disclosed |
| Official source | CPSC notice → |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official CPSC enforcement record. Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
What to do with this recall
Consumers with propane purchased or delivered between January 2008 and October 2008 should immediately contact their propane gas …
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