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

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March 12, 2009
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To: RETAILING EDITORS

Contact: CPSC Media Contact, +1-301-504-7908

WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product.

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Name of Product: Propane (LP) gas

Units:About 919,000 barrels

Manufacturer:Valero Marketing & Supply Co., of San Antonio, Texas

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 ...

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