CPSC, Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives Announce Recall to Inspect Propane Gas
CPSC recall 01061. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The propane may not have contained enough odorant to allow consumers to smell leaking gas, presenting a fire, explosion or thermal burn hazard to consumers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers who had propane deliveries or purchased propane from these dealers since June 1, 2000, should immediately contact their propane gas suppliers or retail locations, where portable cylinders were filled to arrange for testing of the propane. The amount of odorant in the propane can be corrected on-site if the levels are found to be too low to detect by smell.
CPSC recall 01061 has the recall date 22 Dec 2000. The notice names the firm Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives (CHS). The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 3 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Gas/Propane Cans/Cylinders/Tanks/Fuel.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | CHS learned of two explosions involving propane gas in Montana, that resulted in four injuries. |
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
| Description | CHS is coordinating the testing of propane gas distributed to the following dealers to ensure that the propane produced at the CHS Refinery in Laurel, Montana contained adequate quantities of odorant. Idaho Bingham Co-op, Blackfoot CHS Propane Plant, Challis Farmers Supply Cooperative, Council CHS Propane Plant, Jerome Montana Farmers Union Oil, Baker Rocky Mountain Supply, Belgrade Farmers Union Oil, Chinook Columbus Propane, Columbus Mountain View Co-op, Dutton Farmers Union Oil, Great Falls Farmers Union Association, Hardin CHS Country Operations, Havre CHS Country Operations, Kalispsell Town and Country Co-op, Laurel Central Montana Propane, Lewistown Farmers Union Oil, Lodge Grass CHS Country Operations, Miles City CHS Country Operations, Missoula Farmers Union Oil, Worden Oregon CHS Propane Plant, John Day Washington Skagit Farmers Supply, Mt. Vernon Wyoming Johnson County Co-op, Buffalo Farmers Cooperative, Gillette CHS Propane Plant, Gillette Farmers Co-op Oil, Sheridan Big Horn Co-op Association, Worland |
| Product | Propane gas, Gas/Propane Cans/Cylinders/Tanks/Fuel |
| Manufacturer | Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives (CHS) |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 2000: 31,000
- CPSC recalls of 2000
- 191
- Recalls of 2000 with one of the same hazards
- 31%
- Recalls of 2000 in the category Gas/Propane Cans/Cylinders/Tanks/Fuel
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives (CHS)
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 01061The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 01061. https://recallregister.com/product/376-cpsc-cenex-harvest-states-cooperatives-announce-recall-to-inspect-prop/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 01061 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CHS learned of two explosions involving propane gas in Montana, that resulted in four injuries.