On July 11, 2012, PQIA issued a Consumer Alert on Golden Stallion Super Pro Plus 10W-30. Days after publishing the alert, PQIA received phone calls and a letter from, Dean Mohammad, president and CEO of US Global Petroleum, the manufacturer of Golden Stallion. The letter acknowledges there were issues with a limited volume of product and they were immediately addressed. Further U.S. Global Petroleum encouraged PQIA to proactively test its products and visit its facility to see its "state-of-the-art packaging equipment" in action.
Note: PQIA
appreciates U.S. Global Petroleum reaching out to us about
this issue, and we are encouraged by the company's
suggestion to proactively test its products and invitation
to visit its facility. In an effort to assure the quality
and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace, you can be
sure PQIA will do so, and as always, publicly report our
findings.
UPDATE February 2013:
In an effort to assure
the quality and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace, PQIA took US
Global Petroleum up on its offer to visit its facility and proactively
test its packaged and bulk products. We did so on two occasions,
including September and October 2012. During that time, we randomly pulled samples of
quart bottles from inventory and two samples from discharge lines
leading to bulk tanks. As shown below, each of the
samples tested meet their stated specifications as an API SN, ILSAC GF-5
for the 5W-, and 10W-30 viscosity grades.
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