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U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 2020-03-19

Plant Therapy Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oils and Essential Oil Blends with Wintergreen Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)

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Plant Therapy Wintergreen, Organic Wintergreen, Muscle Aid Synergy Blend, Tingly Mint Synergy Blend, and Vein Aid Synergy Blend Oils

  • Brand Plant Therapy LLC, of Twin Falls, Idaho
  • UPC 609224262821
  • UPC 609224263347
  • UPC 610256943879
  • UPC 610256944296
  • UPC 680912000543
  • UPC 680912010061
  • UPC 680912010764
  • UPC 680912010795
  • UPC 680912011082
  • UPC 680912021562
  • UPC 680912022699
  • UPC 680912022842
  • UPC 680912022859
  • UPC 680912022903
  • UPC 680912022910

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

Plant Therapy is recalling wintergreen essential oils and essential oil blends containing wintergreen sold prior to September 20, 2019, in 10 mL, 30 mL, and 100 mL sizes. The products contain methyl salicylate and are packaged in amber glass bottles with black caps that do not meet child-resistant packaging requirements mandated by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. If swallowed by young children, the contents pose a risk of poisoning.

Consumers who have purchased affected products should immediately store them in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Plant Therapy for a free replacement child-resistant cap. The affected products include Plant Therapy Wintergreen, Organic Wintergreen, Muscle Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted), Tingly Mint Synergy Blend, and Vein Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted), identifiable by their UPC codes listed in the recall notice.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

The products 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 products is not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.

What should I do?

Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Plant Therapy for a free replacement child-resistant cap. All known purchasers are being notified directly by the firm about the recall.

Details from the source

This recall involves 1/3 fl. oz (10 mL), 1 fl. oz (30 mL), and 3.3 fl. oz (100 mL) amber glass bottles with black caps of Plant Therapy Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), Organic Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), Muscle Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted), Tingly Mint Synergy Blend, Vein Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted) sold prior to September 20, 2019. The label on the front of each bottle displays the Plant Therapy logo, product name, and the volume amount of the bottle. The UPC codes are printed on back of the label. Product Name Size UPC Code Plant Therapy Wintergreen 10 mL 610256943879 30 mL 609224262821 100 mL 680912011082 Plant Therapy Organic Wintergreen 10 mL 680912010061 30 mL 680912021562 100 mL 680912000543 Plant Therapy Muscle Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted) 10 mL 610256944296 30 mL 680912022699 100 mL 680912010764 Plant Therapy Tingly Mint Synergy Blend 10 mL 680912022842 30 mL 680912022859 100 mL 609224263347 Plant Therapy Vein Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted) 10 mL 680912022903 30 mL 680912022910 100 mL 680912010795

Source

Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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