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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 11, 2012
Release #13-064 Firm's Recall Hotline: (855) 779-9200
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Fu San Machinery Recalls Low Lead Ball Valves Installed in Flammable Gas
Lines Due to Fire and Explosion Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal
to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Low Lead Ball Valve/Shut-Off Gas Valves

Units: About 163,000

Importer/Distributor: Aqualine, of Corona, Calif.; AY McDonald
Manufacturing Co., of Dubuque, Iowa; FNW, of Portland, Ore.; Hodes Co.,
of Kansas City, Mo.; Legend, of Auburn Hills, Mich; Leonard Valve, of
Cranston, R.I. and Mueller of Memphis, Tenn.

Manufacturer: Fu San Machinery Co. Ltd., of Taiwan

Hazard: The valves can crack and cause gas to leak. This poses fire and
explosion hazards.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves seven brands of sweat and threaded,
low lead ball valves used in flammable gas piping systems used in
commercial or residential settings. They are brass shut-off valves
assembled with pipe lines of 3/4 inch and 1 inch and have a date code
1103 through 1112, in YYMM format, where YY is the year and MM is the
month. The date code is located under the valve handle. The pipe size is
marked on the body of the valve. Fu San's logo and the "O" marking
designated for low lead valves are marked on the valves' neck under
where the handle assembles. The word "Taiwan" appears on the handle as a
country of origin marking. The valves were sold under the following
brand names and model numbers:

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Manufacturer: Fu San Machinery Co. Ltd., of Taiwan

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