REFILE-China recalls air-fresheners after canisters explode
10 Jun 2007 10:03:01 GMT Source: Reuters
(Refiles to additional subscribers) BEIJING, June 10 (Reuters) - Beijing officials have ordered the recall of Fengying brand air-fresheners in the city after three canisters exploded, possibly due to recent high temperatures, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. The latest incident occurred on Thursday, when a canister exploded in the hands of a shop owner as he was stocking the shelves. He required eight stitches to his face and 10 to his hands, Xinhua said. Two similar incidents were also reported. "The air freshener may probably have quality problems, which caused the explosion," Cao Zhongsheng, an official of the Beijing Administration of Industry and Commerce, told Xinhua. "The continuous high temperatures these days also contributed to the explosion as it caused the propellant to expand drastically, creating a huge pressure, which was too much for the canister to contain," he added. The air fresheners are made by Hebei-based Jizhong Hualian Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd., which began to produce them one year ago as an addition to its main pesticide product, Xinhua said.
