California Air Resources Board

$10,250 in Fines Paid by Carquest Products, Inc.

On January 25, 2007, Carquest Products, Inc. executed a settlement agreement over violations of the Portable Fuel Containers and Spouts Regulation for $10,250. Carquest Products, Inc. sold non-compliant 1.25-gallon, 2.5-gallon, 5-gallon, 6.6-gallon gasoline containers, 5-gallon plastic jeep style gasoline containers, 5-gallon metal gasoline containers, and 5-gallon plastic diesel containers that were all manufactured by Wedco Moulded Products. All of the aforementioned containers failed to meet the Performance Standards for Spill-Proof Systems specified in the regulations.

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