Product Recall Number: 11-346
Why was recalled?
The pourable gel fuel can ignite unexpectedly and splatter onto people and objects nearby when it is poured into a fire pot that is still burning. This hazard can occur if the consumer does not see the flame or is not aware that the fire pot is still ignited. Gel fuel that splatters and ignites can pose fire and burn risks to consumers that can be fatal.
Product Recall Number: 11-346
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2011-09-06
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 fire pot 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 fire pot that is still burning. This hazard can occur if the consumer does not see the flame or is not aware that the fire pot 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: Refund
Units: "About 217,000 bottles and jugs"
Incidents: "Lamplight has received one report of an incident in which a consumer poured gel fuel on a fire pot that was still burning, resulting in burns to a bystander's arm that required medical treatment."
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the pourable gel fuel in fire pots and call Lamplight Farms to arrange for the gel fuel to be returned to Lamplight for a full refund.
Sold At: Retail stores nationwide and online from December 2010 through September 2011 for about $10.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: "Lamplight Farms Inc., of Menomonee Falls, Wis."
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed