RESURRECTIONbeauty Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
Recall 20709 · Nov 21, 2019 · RESURRECTIONbeauty
270
units affected
270
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 20709
- Date
- Nov 21, 2019
- Company
- RESURRECTIONbeauty
- Units affected
- 270
- Product
- Wintergreen 100 Percent Pure Essential Oil
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
This recall involves RESURRECTIONbeauty Wintergreen Essential Oil in amber glass 0.5-fluid-ounce dropper bottles. The bottles have a black cap and a green label with RESURRECTIONbeauty Wintergreen 100% Pure Essential Oil printed on the front. The UPC code 616913145877 is printed on the back of the product
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 poisoning risk 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 RESURRECTIONbeauty 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
- Online at Amazon.com, Ebay.com, Etsy.com, and Resurrectionbeauty.com from December 2015 through July 2019 for about $8.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled wintergreen 100 percent pure essential oil?
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact RESURRECTIONbeauty 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 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.