Walmart plastic containers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 18, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Apr 18, 2017the latest report was made
- Apr 18, 2017the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Walmart
- Maker
- Walmart Stores Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Plastic containersHard or semi-hardCPSC’s product type: Plastic Containers (Rigid or Semi-rigid) (code 1123), in Containers & Packaging: Plastic
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| April 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Hurt, no treatment Made Apr 18, 2017, sent to the company Jun 8, 2017, published by CPSC Jun 22, 2017
The product, in the report: Charcoal Fuel Lighter Fluid
This caller is reporting that the Walmart He said that the plastic container that the fluid is sold in became very thin the 6 to 8 months that it was in the sun but it had not been near the hot grill. Around April 4th, 2017 this caller picked the container up and squeezed it onto the coals the container broke into 25 to 30 pieces spraying fluid all over his left hand and arm and catching it on fire. He rubbed grass then water to extinguish the fire on his hand and arm and keeping it from causing his pants legs to also catch fire. The caller was not seen by a doctor, he did not go to the emergency room, he treated himself. He is reporting the container as a severe fire and injury hazard. He works daily with gas and fire as a service tech controlling possibilities of fires & explosions for [REDACTED]. He said his arm is reddened, there are no blisters. He has not contacted he manufacturer and he may not contact them.
- Model
- unavailable
- Serial number
- unavailable
- Bought from
- Walmart, Missouri
- Bought
- Sep 15, 2016, about then
- Where
- Festus, Missouri: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 54, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Walmart, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.