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U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 2020-07-23

Bulk Apothecary Recalls Nature's Oil Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)

Is my product affected?

Nature's Oil Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils

  • Brand Bulk Apothecary, of Aurora, Ohio

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

What happened

Bulk Apothecary is recalling Nature's Oil Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils because the packaging does not meet child resistant requirements mandated by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The products contain methyl salicylate and come in amber glass bottles with black caps or silver metal cans with white caps in sizes ranging from 10 mL to 5 pounds. If swallowed by young children, the contents pose a poisoning risk.

According to the recall, consumers who have purchased these products should immediately store them in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Bulk Apothecary for a full refund. The company is notifying all known purchasers directly about the recall.

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

Hazard

The products contain 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 are 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 products in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Bulk Apothecary for a full refund. All known purchasers are being notified directly by Bulk Apothecary about the recall and will receive a full refund.

Details from the source

This recall involves Nature's Oil Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils in amber glass bottles with black caps and silver metal cans with white caps. The essential oils were sold in 0.33 fl. oz. (10 mL), 0.5 fl. oz. (15 mL), 2 fl. oz. (60 mL), 16 fl. oz. (473 mL), and 5 pound (2.25 L). "Nature's Oil," "Organic," "Wintergreen Oil," "Birch Oil," the Nature's Oil logo and the volume amount are printed on the brown, green and white labels. The SKU is printed on the right side of the label. Product Name Size SKU Code Nature's Oil Wintergreen Essential Oils 10 mL WintergreenEOORG10ml 15 mL D-169-eo-390 D-172-eo-394 23-0048-001 60 mL D-170-eo-391 D-173-eo-395 23-0048-002 473 mL D-171-eo-392 D-174-eo-396 23-0048-003 2.25 L 23-0048-004 fill room-Wintergreen5lb fill room-Wintergreen (Commercial Grade)5lb Nature's Oil Birch Essential Oils 15 mL D-238-eo-30 60 mL D-239-eo-31 473 mL D-240-eo-32 2.25 L fill room-BirchSweet5lb

Source

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

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