The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·23032·Announced 2022-11-03

FUUL Lamp Oil Recalled for Non-Child-Resistant Packaging and Labeling Failures

FHS Retail is recalling about 1,700 units of FUUL 1.9L Pure Liquid Paraffin Lamp Oil because the packaging is not child-resistant and the label omits mandatory safety information required by federal law. The product can cause fatal chemical pneumonia or lung damage if ingested.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The product presents a risk of serious harm (chemical pneumonia, pulmonary damage, fatality) to children, and the hazard is high-risk in nature. However, no illnesses or injuries have been reported, placing this at the upper boundary of High (score 3) per the rubric criterion for "risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported."

Plain-English summary

FHS Retail Corporation of Lakewood, New Jersey is recalling about 1,700 units of FUUL 1.9L Pure Liquid Paraffin Lamp Oil sold online through Amazon.com from March 2021 through September 2022. The product is a clear plastic bottle-like container with a square base and white cap, labeled with the brand "Fuul" and "Intense Heat," marketed as "Pure, Colorless, Smokeless" liquid paraffin lamp oil.

The product contains low-viscosity petroleum distillates, which by law must be packaged in child-resistant containers under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). This product's packaging does not meet that requirement. Additionally, the label violates the Federal Hazardous Substance Act (FHSA) by omitting mandatory hazard information.

Petroleum distillates can enter the lungs and cause chemical pneumonia and/or pulmonary damage, which can be fatal. No injuries have been reported. Consumers should stop using the product immediately, store it safely out of reach of children, and contact FHS Retail at [email protected] for instructions on receiving a full refund. Amazon is contacting purchasers.

The recalled product

Product
FUUL 1.9L Pure Liquid Paraffin Lamp Oil
Manufacturer
Tangshan Burak Hotel Supplies Co., of China
Category
Consumer Product — Household lamp oil
Hazard
  • petroleum-distillates
  • child-poisoning-risk
  • mis-labeling
  • non-compliant-packaging
Affected units
1,700

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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