Consumer product recall

Royal Oak All Natural Clean-Fuel Non Petroleum Charcoal Lighter Fluid recalled due to potential fire and burn hazard

Starting date:
November 5, 2020
Posting date:
November 5, 2020
Type of communication:
Consumer Product Recall
Subcategory:
Chemicals
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Product Safety
Audience:
General Public
Identification number:
RA-74267



Last updated:
2020-11-05

Summary

  • Product:
    Royal Oak All Natural Clean-Fuel Non Petroleum Charcoal Lighter Fluid 
  • Issue:
    The fuel bottle is not equipped with a flame arrestor (flame mitigation device (FMD)).
  • What to do:
    Consumers should immediately stop using the products and safely dispose in accordance with local municipal hazardous waste requirements.

Affected products

Royal Oak All Natural Clean-Fuel Non Petroleum Charcoal Lighter Fluid

Product description

This voluntary recall involves Royal Oak All Natural Clean-Fuel Non Petroleum Charcoal Lighter Fluid sold in a 946 mL (32 fl oz) plastic bottle. The bottle is white with a tan and black label and a brown cap. The UPC number 0 16800 25000 2 can be found on the back label.

Hazard identified

Health Canada advised Canadians on October 9, 2019 of serious fire and burn risks that are associated with the use of portable products that use certain containers of pourable alcohol-based fuels that are not equipped with a flame arrestor.

A fire or burn hazard, called flame jetting, occurs when fuel vapours around a poured fuel stream ignite when a user refuels a portable fire product that is still burning or hot, contrary to safety warnings on the label, and a flame is not readily visible. This can result in a burst of flaming fuel being rapidly expelled out of the container and travelling a distance dangerous to the user and bystanders. Flame jetting occurs very quickly, so the user and/or bystanders are unable to react quickly enough to move away from an incoming flame jet.

There have been numerous reported incidents of serious injuries, including fatalities in Canada from flame jetting events associated with containers of pourable alcohol-based fuels and certain firepots that use those fuels. Please visit this page for more information on flame jetting and portable products that use pourable alcohol-based fuels.

The affected product is a container of pourable alcohol-based fuel that is not equipped with a flame arrestor. As a result, it could potentially contribute to a flame jetting incident.

As of October 30th, 2020, Royal Oak Enterprises, LLC has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.

Number sold

The company reported that 17,559 units of the affected product were sold in Canada.

Time period sold

The affected products were sold from January 2020 to September 2020.

Place of origin

Manufactured in USA.

Companies

Manufacturer

Royal Oak Enterprises, LLC

Roswell

UNITED STATES

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What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the products and safely dispose of them in accordance with local municipal hazardous waste requirements.

For more information consumers may contact Royal Oak Enterprises, LLC Consumer Affairs by phone at 1-800-860-7127 Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, by email: contact@royal-oak.com or by visiting the company's website.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.