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RecallOct 23, 2025· All ages

Pro Recycle Scepter Fuel Containers

Official title: Scepter Fuel Containers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Flash Fire, Burn and Child Poisoning; Violates Mandatory Standards for Portable Fuel Containers; Imported by Pro Recycle

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Recalled Scepter B62 Gas and Oil Fuel Container – front
Recalled Scepter B62 Gas and Oil Fuel Container – front · Photo: CPSC
Recalled Scepter B62 Gas and Oil Fuel Container – side
Recalled Scepter B62 Gas and Oil Fuel Container – side · Photo: CPSC

Scepter B62 gas and oil combination fuel containers, imported by Pro Recycle, were sold on Amazon. They lack required flame mitigation devices, posing a risk of flash fire, and their spouts are not child-resistant, posing a risk of burns and poisoning to children.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the fuel containers, place them out of reach of children, and contact Pro Recycle to return the product free of charge for a full refund.

Contact: Pro Recycle collect at 514-887-7309 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or by email at prorecycle@hotmail.ca.

How common was it?

NicheAbout 840 sold at Amazon, about 11 months

Fewer than about 5,000 sold, or sold in only a few places. Most families won't have one.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

The recalled fuel containers violate the mandatory safety standards for portable fuel containers because they lack flame mitigation devices required under the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act, posing a deadly risk of flash fire. In addition, the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act requires all closures on portable gasoline fuel containers to be child resistant. The spout on the product is not child-resistant, posing a risk of burn and poisoning to children.

Sold at

Amazon from September 2024 through July 2025 for about $40.

Units

About 840

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Model numbers and UPCs

B62

Brand

Scepter

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Oct 23, 2025. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.

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