Product Recall Number: 18-172
Why was Propane (LP) gas recalled?
The recalled propane gas does not contain sufficient levels of odorant to help alert consumers to a gas leak. Failure to detect leaking gas can present fire, explosion and thermal burn hazards.
Product Recall Number: 18-172
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2018-06-05
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Propane (LP) gas
Description: This recall involves under-odorized propane (LP) gas delivered to consumers for use in storage tanks or sold at retail locations in portable refillable cylinders (for use in recreational vehicles, barbeques, stoves and other appliances). The LP gas was also sold to businesses for commercial and industrial use. Keyera Energy Inc. does not sell propane directly to any retailers or consumers, but supplies propane to distributors that sell directly to retailers and consumers.
Hazard Description: The recalled propane gas does not contain sufficient levels of odorant to help alert consumers to a gas leak. Failure to detect leaking gas can present fire, explosion and thermal burn hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace, Repair
Units: About 1.7 million gallons
Incidents: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should not attempt to test the propane themselves. Instead, consumers who have propane delivered to storage tanks should immediately contact the retailer, supplier or Keyera Energy to arrange for a free inspection. If the inspection confirms that the propane contains insufficient odorant, Keyera Energy will arrange for additional odorization or a replacement of the under-odorized propane. Consumers should have carbon monoxide alarms in homes or other buildings that utilize propane gas. If consumers do smell even a faint odor of gas or a gas leak, they should immediately leave the building and call 911 or call their gas supplier. Do not light a match, turn on a light or switch on anything electrical.
Sold At: Distributed in Texas and Louisiana by various companies and sold by retailers between February 2018 and April 2018.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Keyera Energy Inc., of Houston, Texas
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: U.S.
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed