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1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 5, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Dec 5, 2015the latest report was made
  • Dec 5, 2015the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
5 Gallon Gasoline Can
Maker
Midwest Can Company LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Gas cansCPSC’s product type: Gasoline Cans (code 981), in Fuel, Lighters and Fireworks: Fuel Storage

By month

1 report from January 2015 to December 2015; the most in December 2015, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20151

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Not said 1 CPSC: Unspecified

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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. Not said

    Made Dec 5, 2015, sent to the company Mar 2, 2016, published by CPSC Mar 16, 2016

    The product, in the report: Five gallon Midwest Can Co.Model 5600 gasoline can. I bought two of these cans about 1 1/2 years ago and filled with gasoline for my generator if needed. Cans are stored in my garage. Today I had to move the cans and in doing so experienced a strong gasoline odor. Upon inspection of the cans both spout rings were split allowing fumes to easily escape. I found replacement spouts on Amazon. The reviews on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Midwest-Can-4230-Replacement-Spout/product-reviews/B001H1JJB2/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_see_all_top?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending) shows a very high rate of failure of the can spouts like I experienced. With such a high rate of failure this is surely a manufacturing or design defect that will eventually result in severe burns for some user. These cans/spouts should be recalled and replaced with better designed spouts.

    Five gallon Midwest Can Co.Model 5600 gasoline can. I bought two of these cans about 1 1/2 years ago and filled with gasoline for my generator if needed. Cans are stored in my garage. Today I had to move the cans and in doing so experienced a strong gasoline odor. Upon inspection of the cans both spout rings were split allowing fumes to easily escape. I found replacement spouts on Amazon. The reviews on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Midwest-Can-4230-Replacement-Spout/product-reviews/B001H1JJB2/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_see_all_top?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending) shows a very high rate of failure of the can spouts like I experienced. With such a high rate of failure this is surely a manufacturing or design defect that will eventually result in severe burns for some user. These cans/spouts should be recalled and replaced with better designed spouts.

    Model
    Model 5600
    UPC
    079223056002
    Bought from
    K-Mart
    Where
    Hobe Sound, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand 5 Gallon Gasoline Can, made or sold by Midwest Can Company LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Unspecified

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

Sources

  • 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.

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