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Consumer Alert – Questron Synthetic Blend 10W-30 and ATF MD III
(0)February 21, 2020
Questron Synthetic Blend Motor Oil (SAE 10W-30) Use of this product in virtually all automobile engines will likely cause harm to the engine. The labels on this product are false, misleading and deceptive by way of prominently displaying “SAE 10W-30 PREMIUM SN-GF5 MOTOR OIL” and stating the product “meets the latest in automotive manufacturer’s requirements.”… Read More ›
Consumer Alert – Super Green Smokeless Motor Oil
CONSUMER ALERT Due to its high viscosity, absence of additives vital to protecting an engine from deposits and wear, high phosphorus content, and labeling violations, PQIA has issued a Consumer Alert Super Green Smokeless Motor Oil. Use of this product in virtually all automobile engines will likely cause harm to the engine. Super Green Smokeless… Read More ›
Results in on Samples of Three Brands
Responding to Consumers As you will see when looking at the test reports and assessments for the products that follow, the Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA) redesigned the format of its reports. In addition to a more contemporary look and feel and the mobile responsiveness of the reports, another change is the addition of… Read More ›
Smitty’s Supply and Tractor Supply Agree to $1.7 Million Settlement in “SuperTrac 303” Class Action
A class action agreement to settle has been reached with Smitty’s Supply, Inc. and Tractor Supply Company on behalf of Missouri purchasers of Super S SuperTrac 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid. As described in detail in public filings, the Settlement provides significant payments to the Class in a way that addresses the fundamental issues underlying this… Read More ›
Tractor Hydraulic Fluid – NCWM Approves Amendments to HB130
Tractor Hydraulic Fluid – NCWM Approves Amendments to HB130 The 104th Annual National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held last week to take public testimony and vote on amendments to NIST Handbook 130. Tractor Hydraulic Fluid was among them and PQIA is pleased to report that all commenters were in support of the… Read More ›
PQIA Issues Consumer Alerts of Five Products Recently Tested
Chicago and Ohio – Buyer Beware The PQIA recently visited two areas (Chicago and Ohio) where it has previously found motor oils and transmissions fluids on store shelves that can cause harm to vehicles. To our disappointment, despite efforts to raise awareness about such products and encourage states weights and measures to address the issue,… Read More ›
UPDATE: Petromerica Motor Oils are API Licensed
The president of US Global Petroleum (USGP), Dean Mohammad contacted PQIA today to advise that its Petromerica brand of motor oils are currently API licensed. Whereas the brand did not appear on the API list of licensed products at the time PQIA reported on the labeling issue, they in fact now are, along with a… Read More ›
City of Madison Wisconsin Moves Forward – Orders Bad Oils Off the Retail Shelves
Following the 2017 Central Weights and Measures Association (CWMA) Interim Conference presentation by the Petroleum Quality Institute of America’s President, Thomas Glenn, weights and measures inspectors in the City of Madison looked for motor oil and antifreeze sited by PQIA at all convenience stores in its jurisdiction. They found some and examined the products for… Read More ›
LABELING – RESPONSIBLE PARTY
The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA) and the Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulations requires each package of consumer commodities bear a label on which there is the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor. The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s uniform standards for packaging and labeling, contained in NIST… Read More ›
Heads Up – Labeling Issue
UPDATE: Petromerica Motor Oils are Now API Licensed Petromerica Semi Synthetic passenger car motor oils display the API Certification mark, but are not API licensed products. The PQIA reported on a sample of Petomerica 5W-30 it tested in January of 2016. Although the tests results showed the product met the SAE J300 specifications for the… Read More ›