Piping Rock Health Products Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirements; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
Recall 19772 · Aug 22, 2019 · Piping Rock Health Products
18,600
units affected
18,600
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 19772
- Date
- Aug 22, 2019
- Company
- Piping Rock Health Products
- Units affected
- 18,600
- Product
- Piping Rock wintergreen essential oil
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
The recalled PipingRock wintergreen 100% pure essential oil is in a 1/2 fl. oz. (15 ml) glass amber dropper bottle. It has a black cap and a yellow, red and green label with PipingRock Wintergreen Oil Gaultheria procumbens 100% Pure Essential Oil printed on the front. Product number NT6446, UPC code 610256764467 and lot number 1905, 4000, 5980, 7420, 9344, 11202, 27180, 31397, 37913, 43369, 45843 or 56439 are printed on the back of the product.
What can happen
The bottles are not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, posing a poisoning risk if the contents are swallowed by young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately place the recalled essential oil out of the reach of children and contact Piping Rock Health Products for a full refund. Piping Rock Health Products is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported
- Sold at
- Piping Rock Vitamin Factory Outlet nationwide and online at Amazon.com and PipingRock.com from March 2013 through June 2019 for about $5.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled piping rock wintergreen essential oil?
Consumers should immediately place the recalled essential oil out of the reach of children and contact Piping Rock Health Products for a full refund. Piping Rock Health Products is contacting all known purchasers directly.
What is the hazard?
The bottles are not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, posing a poisoning risk 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.