Wintergreen Essential Oil Recalled by Epic Business Services Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
Recall 19762 · Jul 16, 2019 · Epic Business Services Inc.
11,580
units affected
11,580
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 19762
- Date
- Jul 16, 2019
- Company
- Epic Business Services Inc.
- Units affected
- 11,580
- Product
- Majestic Pure Wintergreen Oil
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
This recall involves Majestic Pure Wintergreen essential oil. "Majestic Pure" Logo Wintergreen essential oil 100% Pure and Natural Therapeutic Grade is written on the front of the brown bottle. The side panel ingredients specifically mentions "Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbent) essential oil. Steam distilled." It also states safety recommendations, directions and storage guidelines.
What can happen
The packaging is not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, posing a risk of poisoning to young children if they ingest it.
The fix
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact the firm to receive a free replacement child resistant dropper. 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 from June 2016 to April 2019 for about $18.
Related pages
Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled majestic pure wintergreen oil?
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact the firm to receive a free replacement child resistant dropper. All known purchasers are being notified directly by the firm about the recall.
What is the hazard?
The packaging is not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, posing a risk of poisoning to young children if they ingest it.
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.