I look at it this way.

All of these products are far less explosive than the propane plumbed in to power your stove & heater. They are also far less explosive than the gasoline sloshing around in your gas tank!

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Robert Fisher
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 3:10 PM
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Subject: Re: Freeze-12 and other A/C supplies

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turns out that Freeze 12 seems not to have propane or other flammable component, but there are good reasons that regulatory agents rule against a product and that manufacturers recommend that things be done in a certain way.
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Freeze-12 doesn't have propane but according to the MSDS the R142b component is "extremely flammable" and breaks down into some pretty nasty gases due to "thermal decomposition". 
Freeze-12 is on the EPA's "acceptable subject to use" list, as well as some others that have less than 5% isobutane. Perhaps they feel that at level the explosive potential is low enough to be acceptable? I haven't seen where it was illegal in some individual states; does anybody have a link to that?

I guess you picks yer poisons...

Cya,
Robert