Product Recall Number: 20-725
Why was Earthsonnets Wintergreen (Gualtheria procumbens) Essential Oil recalled?
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 risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.
Product Recall Number: 20-725
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2020-03-18
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Earthsonnets Wintergreen (Gualtheria procumbens) Essential Oil
Description: This recall involves Earthsonnets Wintergreen (Gualtheria procumbens) Essential Oil in a 10 mL amber bottle with a black continuous thread cap and euro-dropper. The label is blue and white with the firm’s logo.
Hazard Description: 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 risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 20
Incidents: None reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Earth Sonnets for a free replacement child resistant cap. All known purchasers are being notified directly by the firm about the recall.
Sold At: Earthsonnets.com from January 2016 through August 2019 for about $7.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Butterfly Express, of Clifton, Idaho
Distributors: Earth Sonnets LLC, of Blackfoot, Idaho
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed