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CPSC exempts fuel additive containers from flame mitigation requirements

Announced the agency would not appeal the district court ruling and issued the interpretive rule excluding fuel additives

Containers of engine cleaner, fuel stabilizer and similar additives no longer need the flame-blocking devices required on gasoline cans. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Oct. 15 that those products are not "flammable liquid fuels" under the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020.

Updated Oct 19

Notable Quotes

"The government has elected not to appeal the court's ruling. The commission's prior position on fuel additives exceeded the agency's authority under the statute, was unsupported by incident data, and imposed significant and unnecessary costs on products."

from CPSC exempts fuel additive containers from flame mitigation requirements · Updated Oct 19

"This is what meaningful deregulation looks like: eliminating billions of dollars in unnecessary costs while keeping consumer safety protections firmly in place."

from CPSC exempts fuel additive containers from flame mitigation requirements · Updated Oct 19