Miracle Botanicals Recalls Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
Recall 20760 · Jul 9, 2020 · Miracle Botanicals
380
units affected
380
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 20760
- Date
- Jul 9, 2020
- Company
- Miracle Botanicals
- Units affected
- 380
- Product
- Miracle Botanicals Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
This recall involves Miracle Botanicals Wintergreen Essential Oil and Birch Essential Oil in 5 mL, 10 mL and 30 mL amber glass bottles with black caps. "Miracle Botanicals", "Sweet Birch" and "Wintergreen" are printed on the white label. Each bottle displays the product name.
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 is 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. Contact Miracle Botanicals for a free child-resistant replacement cap. Miracle Botanicals is directly notifying all known purchasers who purchased the products on MiracleBotanicals.com and Etsy.com. For products purchased on Amazon.com, all known purchasers are being notified directly by Amazon.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Online at MiracleBotanicals.com, Amazon.com and Etsy.com from July 2016 through April 2020 for between $8 and $19.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled miracle botanicals wintergreen and birch essential oils?
Consumers should immediately store the products in a safe location out of reach of children. Contact Miracle Botanicals for a free child-resistant replacement cap. Miracle Botanicals is directly notifying all known purchasers who purchased the products on MiracleBotanicals.com and Etsy.com. For products purchased on.
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 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.