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Bird Brain Recalls Pourable Gel Fuel Due to Burn and Flash Fire Hazards is CPSC recall #12002, announced on October 5, 2011. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves pourable gel fuels packaged in 16-ounce 32-ounce and 64-ounce plastic bottles and sold with or without citronella oil. The labels on the container say "Bird Brain Firepot Fuel Gel" or "BioFuel Fuel Gel." The bottles were sold as single bottles and in multiple-bottle packages. The gel fuel is poured into a stainless steel cup in the center of ceramic firepots or other decorative lighting devices and ignited. The following products are affected by this recall: Size Model Name Item Number UPC 16 oz. Bottle Firepot Clear Fuel Gel 11820010 03913803231-7 16 oz. Bottle Firepot Citronella Fuel Gel 11820011 03913802866-2 32 oz. Bottle Firepot Clear Fuel Gel 11820001 11820006 11820007 11820008 11820013 11820024 03913805081-6 03913805081-6 03913805081-6 03913805081-6 03913803591-2 03913807473-7 32 oz. Metal Can Firepot Clear Fuel Gel 11820014 11820018 03913803160-0 03913803160-0 32 oz. Bottle Firepot Citronella Fuel Gel 11820002 11820009 11820028 03913805082-3 03913805082-3 03913803592-9 32 oz. Metal Can Firepot Citronella Fuel Gel 11820020 11820019 03913803161-7 03913803161-7 32 oz. Bottle BioFuel Gel 11820016 03913803322-2 64 oz. Bottle Firepot Clear Fuel Gel 11820022 03913803304-8 64 oz. Bottle Firepot Citronella Fuel Gel 11820023 03913803305-5 The remedy is consumers should immediately stop using the pourable gel fuel in firepots. consumers should discard the pourable gel fuel and bottles in accordance with local and/or state environmental regulation(s).. Affected brand: Bird Brain Inc. of Ypsilanti, Mich..
This recall involves pourable gel fuels packaged in 16-ounce 32-ounce and 64-ounce plastic bottles and sold with or without citronella oil. The labels on the container say "Bird Brain Firepot Fuel Gel" or "BioFuel Fuel Gel." The bottles were sold as single bottles and in multiple-bottle packages. The gel fuel is poured into a stainless steel cup in the center of ceramic firepots or other decorative lighting devices and ignited. The following products are affected by this recall: Size Model Name Item Number UPC 16 oz. Bottle Firepot Clear Fuel Gel 11820010 03913803231-7 16 oz. Bottle Firepot Citronella Fuel Gel 11820011 03913802866-2 32 oz. Bottle Firepot Clear Fuel Gel 11820001 11820006 11820007 11820008 11820013 11820024 03913805081-6 03913805081-6 03913805081-6 03913805081-6 03913803591-2 03913807473-7 32 oz. Metal Can Firepot Clear Fuel Gel 11820014 11820018 03913803160-0 03913803160-0 32 oz. Bottle Firepot Citronella Fuel Gel 11820002 11820009 11820028 03913805082-3 03913805082-3 03913803592-9 32 oz. Metal Can Firepot Citronella Fuel Gel 11820020 11820019 03913803161-7 03913803161-7 32 oz. Bottle BioFuel Gel 11820016 03913803322-2 64 oz. Bottle Firepot Clear Fuel Gel 11820022 03913803304-8 64 oz. Bottle Firepot Citronella Fuel Gel 11820023 03913803305-5
Affected products
Bird Brain Firepot Fuel Gel, Bird Brain Firepot Citronella Fuel Gel and Bird Brain BioFuel Fuel Gel
Recalled brands
Bird Brain Inc. of Ypsilanti, Mich.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the pourable gel fuel in firepots. Consumers should discard the pourable gel fuel and bottles in accordance with local and/or state environmental regulation(s).
Recall date
October 5, 2011
CPSC recall #12002 covers Bird Brain Recalls Pourable Gel Fuel Due to Burn and Flash Fire Hazards, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on October 5, 2011. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves pourable gel fuels packaged in 16-ounce 32-ounce and 64-ounce plastic bottles and sold with or without citronella oil. The labels on the container say "Bird Brain Firepot Fuel Gel" or "BioFuel Fuel Gel." The bottles were sold as single bottles and in multiple-bottle packages. The gel fuel is poured into a stainless steel cup in the center of ceramic firepots or other decorative lighting devices and ignited. The following products are affected by this recall: Size Model Name Item Number UPC 16 oz. Bottle Firepot Clear Fuel Gel 11820010 03913803231-7 16 oz. Bottle Firepot Citronella Fuel Gel 11820011 03913802866-2 32 oz. Bottle Firepot Clear Fuel Gel 11820001 11820006 11820007 11820008 11820013 11820024 03913805081-6 03913805081-6 03913805081-6 03913805081-6 03913803591-2 03913807473-7 32 oz. Metal Can Firepot Clear Fuel Gel 11820014 11820018 03913803160-0 03913803160-0 32 oz. Bottle Firepot Citronella Fuel Gel 11820002 11820009 11820028 03913805082-3 03913805082-3 03913803592-9 32 oz. Metal Can Firepot Citronella Fuel Gel 11820020 11820019 03913803161-7 03913803161-7 32 oz. Bottle BioFuel Gel 11820016 03913803322-2 64 oz. Bottle Firepot Clear Fuel Gel 11820022 03913803304-8 64 oz. Bottle Firepot Citronella Fuel Gel 11820023 03913803305-5
The CPSC remedy for recall #12002 is consumers should immediately stop using the pourable gel fuel in firepots. consumers should discard the pourable gel fuel and bottles in accordance with local and/or state environmental regulation(s).. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2012/Bird-Brain-Recalls-Pourable-Gel-Fuel-Due-to-Burn-and-Flash-Fire-Hazards. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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