Rocky Mountain Oils Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oil and Oil Blends Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
Recall 21704 · Oct 22, 2020 · Rocky Mountain Oils
33,000
units affected
33,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 21704
- Date
- Oct 22, 2020
- Company
- Rocky Mountain Oils
- Units affected
- 33,000
- Product
- Wintergreen essential oil, and Pain Ease, Sports Pro, True Blue, Relieve Me oil blends
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
This recall involves Rocky Mountain Oils Wintergreen essential oil, and oil blends Pain Ease, Sports Pro, True Blue, and Relieve Me in 15 mL amber glass bottles with black caps. "Wintergreen," "Pain Ease," "Sports Pro," "True Blue," and "Relieve Me" along with the firm's logo and volume amount are displayed on the front. The UPC codes are displayed on the back of the bottle. The lot code is located on the bottom of the bottle. Product SKU UPC Lot Codes Wintergreen WINNEP-S15 053176176888 2129, 2596, 2893, 3298, 3558, 3670, 3822, 3990, 11115, 60517, 80217, 300116, 310916, 420316, 471115, 651216, 820616, 941116 Pain Ease PAINEA-B15 053176178387 2068, 2429, 2724, 3393, 3865, 40416, 50117, 140216, 170217, 201215, 201216, 220317, 220717, 220916, 391016, 630616 Sports Pro SPONEA-B15 053176178790 2016, 2571, 3700, 4129, 10716, 80117, 150216, 211215, 640916 True Blue TRUNEA-B15 053176178899 2051, 2588, 2750, 3701, 3949, 3950, 11016, 100117, 190716, 290716, 441215, 550116, 701116 Relieve Me RELNEA-B15 053176178547 2214, 2766, 3412, 3691, 4091, 30316, 110316, 250417, 351215, 380216, 401016, 641116, 801216, 960616, 991016
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. 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 stop using the recalled Wintergreen essential oil and oil blends, store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Rocky Mountain Oils for a free replacement lid. Rocky Mountain Oils is contacting all purchasers directly.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Online at Rockymountainoils.com and Amazon.com from May 2014 through October 2020 for between $16 and $35.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled wintergreen essential oil, and pain ease, sports pro, true blue, relieve me oil blends?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Wintergreen essential oil and oil blends, store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Rocky Mountain Oils for a free replacement lid. Rocky Mountain Oils is contacting all purchasers directly.
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. 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.