CPSC Posts Recall to its Web Site

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that the following voluntary recall alert was posted in cooperation with the firm listed below. Recalls can be viewed at http://www.cpsc.gov/.

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  Company Name     Product Name      Quantity    Hazard

  Ansul            K-GUARD(R),       About       If the fire extinguisher is

  Incorporated,    SENTRY(R) and     154,000     dropped horizontally from

  of Marinette,    FLAG FIRE(R)                  a height of approximately

  Wis.             Model Fire                    2 to 3 feet, the pick-up

                   Extinguishers                 tube could crack at the

                                                 threads between the pick-up

                                                 tube adaptor and the

                                                 stainless steel tube. If a

                                                 pick-up tube is cracked,

                                                 the extinguisher can fail

                                                 to discharge properly when

                                                 activated, which can put

                                                 users at risk during fire.