OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 22, 2021 /CNW/ -
Summary
Issue
Following Health Canada's decision in 2019 that certain firepots that use pourable fuels pose a danger to human health or safety, the Department recently completed a national compliance and enforcement project on portable firepots.
While the flames in these firepots may seem less intense or more controlled than traditional wood-burning fires, there are serious risks involved with using these products. When you pour liquid or gel fuels into a portable fireplace, firepot, or a fondue fuel reservoir that is still burning or hot, the vapour inside the fuel container can ignite, and flames can violently shoot out of the container onto nearby people or objects. For more information, please see this information on flame jetting.
Various firepot recalls were posted on the Healthy Canadians website on May 21, 2021, July 2, 2021, July 7, 2021 and July 12, 2021. In addition, two products sold on UBuy were also found to pose a fire or burn hazard with an unacceptable risk of flame jetting, and are missing appropriate labelling and hazard information.
Health Canada is advising Canadians to immediately stop using these two products.
Affected Products
Health Canada will update this list should there be additional recalls or communications related to portable firepots sold on www.you-buy.ca.
Product Description | Manufacturer/ Importer/Distributor | Number of | Date Non- |
Xbeauty Tabletop Fireplace | UBuy Canada | n/a | June 21, 2021 |
Rectangular Fire Pit | UBuy Canada | n/a | June 21, 2021 |
What consumers should do
What Health Canada is doing
In the fall of 2019, Health Canada determined that certain containers of pourable alcohol-based fuels and certain firepots that use pourable fuels pose a danger to human health or safety under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. Consequently, Health Canada asked that industry stop selling these products of concern and undertook public awareness efforts on firepot safety.
To verify that industry is following safety standards, Health Canada has conducted compliance verification on pourable alcohol-based fuels and certain portable firepots as part of a planned national compliance and enforcement project spanning two years. As part of this project, Health Canada's inspection program found that the affected products do not meet labelling and hazard information requirements. The products were originally found online at UBuy (www.you-buy.ca); however, it appears the products are no longer available on the website. The Department is working to identify a Canadian connection to the company.
To date, no incidents or injuries related to these products have been reported to Health Canada.
Health Canada is committed to help protecting Canadians from potentially dangerous consumer products. The Department regularly monitors consumer products on the Canadian market and will continue to do so to help keep consumers safe.
For more information
Recent recalls for portable firepots:
Report health and safety concerns
Health Canada advises consumers to check the Government of Canada's Recalls and Safety Alerts website regularly for any recalled products and to report any consumer product-related health or safety concerns.
Stay connected with Health Canada and receive the latest advisories and product recalls using social media tools.
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