Earth Sonnets Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
Recall 20725 · Mar 18, 2020 · Earth Sonnets
20
units affected
20
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 20725
- Date
- Mar 18, 2020
- Company
- Earth Sonnets
- Units affected
- 20
- Product
- Earthsonnets Wintergreen (Gualtheria procumbens) Essential Oil
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
This recall involves Earthsonnets Wintergreen (Gualtheria procumbens) Essential Oil in a 10 mL amber bottle with a black continuous thread cap and euro-dropper. The label is blue and white with the firm's logo.
What can happen
The product contains the substance methyl salicylate which must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the product is not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Earth Sonnets for a free replacement child resistant cap. All known purchasers are being notified directly by the firm about the recall.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Earthsonnets.com from January 2016 through August 2019 for about $7.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled earthsonnets wintergreen (gualtheria procumbens) essential oil?
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Earth Sonnets for a free replacement child resistant cap. All known purchasers are being notified directly by the firm about the recall.
What is the hazard?
The product contains the substance methyl salicylate which must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the product is 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.