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U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 2009-03-12

Valero Marketing & Supply Co. Announce Recall to Inspect Propane Gas; Can Pose Fire and Burn Hazard

Is my product affected?

Propane (LP) gas

  • Brand Valero Marketing & Supply Co., of San Antonio, Texas

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

Valero Marketing & Supply Co. is recalling propane that may lack adequate odorant, a chemical added to propane gas to help customers detect leaks. Propane without proper odorant levels can pose fire, explosion, and thermal burn hazards because consumers may not notice leaking gas.

The recall affects propane purchased or delivered between January 2008 and October 2008 from numerous retailers across Alabama, Arkansas, California, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Consumers who purchased propane during this period should contact their propane gas supplier or the retail location where they had their home propane tank or portable cylinders filled to have the propane tested and receive additional odorant if needed.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

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.

What should I 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.

Details from the source

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.

Source

Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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