Product name | Natures Oil Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils | |
Description | This recall involves Natures Oil Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils in amber glass bottles with black caps and silver metal cans with white caps. The essential oils were sold in 0.33 fl. oz. (10 mL), 0.5 fl. oz. (15 mL), 2 fl. oz. (60 mL), 16 fl. oz. (473 mL), and 5 pound (2.25 L). Natures Oil, Organic, Wintergreen Oil, Birch Oil, the Natures Oil logo and the volume amount are printed on the brown, green and white labels. The SKU is printed on the right side of the label. Product Name Size (SKU Code) Natures Oil Wintergreen Essential Oils 10 mL (WintergreenEOORG10ml; 15 mL (D-169-eo-390, D-172-eo-394, and 23-0048-001); 60 mL (D-170-eo-391, D-173-eo-395, and 23-0048-002); 473 mL (D-171-eo-392, D-174-eo-396, and 23-0048-003); 2.25 L (23-0048-004, fill room-Wintergreen5lb, fill room-Wintergreen, and Commercial Grade5lb). Natures Oil Birch Essential Oils 15 mL (D-238-eo-30), 60 mL (D-239-eo-31), 473 mL (D-240-eo-32), 2.25 L (fill room-BirchSweet5lb). | |
Problem | The products contain the substance methyl salicylate which must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the products are not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children. | |
Distribution | Sold online at BulkApothecary.com and Amazon.com for between $4 and $550. | |
Company | Bulk Apothecary 888-728-7612 web site www.BulkApothecary.com | |
Dates sold | January 2016 through May 2020 | |
Date posted | 07/22/2020 | |
Additional information | For additional information, visit the U.S. Consumer Production Safety Commission's news release at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Bulk-Apothecary-Recalls-Natures-Oil-Wintergreen-and-Birch-Essential-Oils-Due-to-Failure-to-Meet-Child-Resistant-Packaging-Requirement-Risk-of-Poisoning-Recall-Alert | |
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