TPA Issues Statement on
US Recall
Following the recall in the USA of a product
manufactured by TPA Metals – Shenzhen, the company has
issued the following statement:
"Coleman has announced the recall
of its PBG gas grills, stating that it is due to the TPA regulator
on the product. This
was
reported to TPA in June of this year, when Coleman advised that
it had received consumer complaints of leakage.
"The suspected
area of leakage was from the seal part inside the body. After
two months’ investigation and testing carried
out by a third party national laboratory, we have found that
the rubber parts are not the problem.
"An unknown grease has been
found within the regulator body and this grease has been analysed
at the Shanghai University laboratory,
where it was found to contain ketone and ester, which is not
used anywhere within the manufacture of TPA regulators nor is
it used anywhere within the TPA factories.
"We are still talking
with Coleman to discover how these chemicals could get inside
of the regulator. For legal reasons, Coleman
USA announced its recall.
"We, TPA, do not see this as the fault
of our product and we are investigating to establish where the
responsibility does lie.
In the meantime, we have agreed to the recall of these specific
products, as safety is always our priority.
"As a branch of Coleman
USA, Coleman Australia also announced a recall at the insistence
of its mother company. Coleman Australia
has not found a single instance of leakage from the products
in its marketplace – which is why we feel that this is
solely a US problem.
"The recalled product is very different to
any that are sold in the United Kingdom or Europe. The outer
shape and internal design
and construction are totally different. This recall has no bearing
whatsoever on the European market.”
Contact TPA Engineering
Ltd on 08701 161886
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