BioMed Balance recalls Wintergreen and Sweet Birch essential oils due to non-child-resistant packaging. Check your bottles for UPC codes and contact the company for a refund.
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.
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✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
BioMed Balance is recalling Wintergreen and Sweet Birch (listed as Birch Tar in some labels) essential oils because the packaging does not meet federal child-resistant requirements. The products contain methyl salicylate, which poses a poisoning risk if swallowed by young children. Consumers are advised to store the items out of reach of children immediately and contact the company for a full refund. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/3044-biomed-balance-essential-oil-recall-poisoning-risk.
“BioMed Balance Essential Oil Recall: Poisoning Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/3044-biomed-balance-essential-oil-recall-poisoning-risk. Based on CPSC recall #8863 (https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/BioMed-Balance-Recalls-Wintergreen-and-Sweet-Birch-Essential-Oils-Due-to-Failure-to-Meet-Child-Resistant-Packaging-Requirements-Risk-of-Poisoning).
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on July 22, 2020, that BioMed Balance is recalling Wintergreen and Sweet Birch Essential Oils due to packaging failures posing a poisoning risk. Consumers should store the items away from children and contact the company for a full refund.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: BioMed Balance
Product: Wintergreen and Birch Tar Essential Oils
UPC: 812949003710 (Wintergreen)
UPC: 812949003833 (Birch Tar)
UPC: 00812949003710
UPC: 00812949003833
Packaging: Blue and glass 30 mL bottles with black caps
Label text: "BioMed Balance" and "Organic WinterGreen" or "Organic Birch Tar"
Sold at: www.azurestandard.com from October 2019 through June 2020
What to do
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact BioMed Balance for a full refund. Contact BioMed Balance collect at 206-763-1086 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday and email at sales@biomedbalance.com for more information.
The hazard
The products contain methyl salicylate, which must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The packaging is not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Lotus Joy Sweet Birch Essential Oil Bottles Recall (2026-02-05), Organic Zing Birch Oil Recall (2026-02-05), and GM Gumili Winter: Wintergreen Essential Oil Bottles Risk Child Poisoning (2026-02-05).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for blue glass bottles of Wintergreen essential oil or clear glass bottles of Birch Tar/Sweet Birch essential oil, both with black caps. Check the left side of the label for the UPC code: 812949003710 for Wintergreen or 812949003833 for Birch Tar.
Brand
BioMed Balance
Product
BioMed Balance Wintergreen and Birch Tar Essential Oils
Category
Consumer product
Based on the official CPSC remedy
What to do — step by step
Store product safely
Immediately place the recalled bottles in a location completely out of reach of children.
Contact BioMed Balance
Call 206-763-1086 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT, Mon-Fri) or email sales@biomedbalance.com to request a full refund.
Official remedy
What CPSC says to do
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact BioMed Balance for a full refund.
Take action
Contact BioMed Balance
We’ve drafted a message you can send BioMed Balance to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 8863 — BioMed Balance Essential Oil Recall: Poisoning Risk
Hello,
I own a BioMed Balance Essential Oil Recall: Poisoning Risk that is covered by recall 8863 from BioMed Balance.
The official recall notice states: Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact BioMed Balance for a full refund.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official CPSC recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
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