Product Recall Number: 11-340
Why was recalled?
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. This hazard can occur if the consumer does not see the flame or is not aware that the firepot is still ignited. Gel fuel that splatters and ignites can pose fire and burn risks to consumers that can be fatal.
Product Recall Number: 11-340
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2011-09-27
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: None Listed
Description: 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.
Hazard Description: 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. This hazard can occur if the consumer does not see the flame or is not aware that the firepot is still ignited. Gel fuel that splatters and ignites can pose fire and burn risks to consumers that can be fatal.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: None Listed
Units: About 26,500 bottles
Incidents: Luminosities/Windflame has received one report of an incident involving the gel fuel. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the pourable gel fuel in firepots and return all bottles to the retailer where the consumer purchased the fuel for a full refund.
Sold At: Online at specialty and gift shops, furniture stores and home and garden stores and other stores nationwide, through home and garden catalogs and home decorators and landscape architects and online including www.amazon.com October 2010 through August 2011 for between $4 and $12.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Fuel Barons Inc., of Stateline, Nev.
Distributors: Luminosities/Windflame Inc., of St. Paul, Minn.
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed