Bulk Apothecary Recalls Nature's Oil Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
Recall 20766 · Jul 23, 2020 · Bulk Apothecary
20,240
units affected
20,240
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 20766
- Date
- Jul 23, 2020
- Company
- Bulk Apothecary
- Units affected
- 20,240
- Product
- Nature's Oil Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
This recall involves Nature's 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). "Nature's Oil," "Organic," "Wintergreen Oil," "Birch Oil," the Nature's 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 Nature's Oil Wintergreen Essential Oils 10 mL WintergreenEOORG10ml 15 mL D-169-eo-390 D-172-eo-394 23-0048-001 60 mL D-170-eo-391 D-173-eo-395 23-0048-002 473 mL D-171-eo-392 D-174-eo-396 23-0048-003 2.25 L 23-0048-004 fill room-Wintergreen5lb fill room-Wintergreen (Commercial Grade)5lb Nature's 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
What can happen
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.
The fix
Consumers should immediately store the products in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Bulk Apothecary for a full refund. All known purchasers are being notified directly by Bulk Apothecary about the recall and will receive a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- BulkApothecary.com and Amazon.com from January 2016 through May 2020 for between $4 and $550.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled nature's oil wintergreen and birch essential oils?
Consumers should immediately store the products in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Bulk Apothecary for a full refund. All known purchasers are being notified directly by Bulk Apothecary about the recall and will receive a full refund.
What is the hazard?
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.