Nutraceutical Recalls Simplers Botanicals Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning
Recall 20148 · Jul 15, 2020 · Nutraceutical
14,000
units affected
14,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 20148
- Date
- Jul 15, 2020
- Company
- Nutraceutical
- Units affected
- 14,000
- Product
- Simplers Botanicals Organic Wintergreen (Gaultheria Fragrantissiam) Essential Oil
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
This recall involves Simplers Botanicals Organic Wintergreen (Gaultheria Fragrantissiam) Essential Oil in 5 mL amber bottles with white continuous thread closure. The blue and white label on the front of the bottle displays the Simplers Botanicals logo, product name and volume. A bar code on the back of the bottle includes the UPC code 617626625472. Products manufactured after January 2019, have a white push and turn closure that is child-resistant.
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. Contact Nutraceutical Corporation for instructions on how to dispose of the product and receive a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Earth Fare, Vitamin Shoppe and Mom's Organic Market nationwide, Whole Foods (Southern and Northern California, New England, Midwest, Pacific Northwest, South, Rocky Mountain region), and other stores, online at Gary's World of Wellness and Lucky Vitamins (Pennsylvania) from August 2013 through...
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled simplers botanicals organic wintergreen (gaultheria fragrantissiam) essential oil?
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children. Contact Nutraceutical Corporation for instructions on how to dispose of the product and receive a full refund.
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.