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Essential Trading Post Recalls Wintergreen & Birch Oils: Poisoning Risk

Essential Trading Post recalls Wintergreen and Birch essential oils due to non-child-resistant packaging. Risk of poisoning if swallowed by children. Full refund available.

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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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Contact the company & request your remedy

Call(774) 202-6121from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET Monday Emailinfo@essentialtradingpost.com Official pagewww.EssentialTradingPost.com

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Essential Trading Post is recalling Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils because the bottles lack child-resistant caps, violating federal safety standards. The products contain methyl salicylate, which poses a serious risk of poisoning if young children swallow the contents. Consumers are advised to store these items out of reach of children immediately and contact the company for a full refund. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/3101-essential-trading-post-recalls-wintergreen-birch-oils-poisoning-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/3101-essential-trading-post-recalls-wintergreen-birch-oils-poisoning-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · Official notice: CPSC #8808

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“Essential Trading Post Recalls Wintergreen & Birch Oils: Poisoning Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/3101-essential-trading-post-recalls-wintergreen-birch-oils-poisoning-risk. Based on CPSC recall #8808 (https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Essential-Trading-Post-Recalls-Wintergreen-and-Birch-Essential-Oils-Due-to-Failure-to-Meet-Child-Resistant-Packaging-Requirement-Risk-of-Poisoning-Recall-Alert).

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on April 30, 2020, that Essential Trading Post is recalling Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils due to a failure to meet child-resistant packaging requirements. The non-compliant packaging poses a risk of poisoning if young children swallow the contents.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Essential Trading Post
Product: Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils in amber glass bottles with black caps
Label details: "Essential Trading Post," "Wintergreen Oil" or "Birch Oil" printed on green and white label; logo and product name in black
Sizes: 1 dram (4 mL), 0.5 fl. oz (15 mL), 1 fl. oz (30 mL), 2 fl. oz (60 mL), 4 fl. oz (120 mL), 8 fl. oz (240 mL) and 16 fl. oz (480 mL)
SKUs: Essential Trading Post Wintergreen 4 mL 731244690954, 15 mL 731244690961, 30 mL 731244690978, 60 mL 731244690985, 120 mL 731244690992, 240 mL 731244691005, 480 mL 731244691012; Essential Trading Post Birch 4 mL 731244685639, 15 mL 731244685646, 30 mL 731244685653, 60 mL 731244685660, 120 mL 731244685677, 240 mL 731244685684, 480 mL 731244685691
UPCs: 00731244685639, 00731244685646, 00731244685653, 00731244685660, 00731244685677, 00731244685684, 00731244685691, 00731244690954, 00731244690961, 00731244690978, 00731244690985, 00731244690992, 00731244691005, 00731244691012
Sold at: EssentialTradingPost.com from April 2018 through April 2020 for between $3 and $105

What to do

Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Essential Trading Post for a full refund. The firm is directly notifying all known purchasers about the recall.

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: Child Poisoning Risk (2026-02-05), Organic Zing Birch Oil Recall: Poisoning Risk from Non-Child-Resistant Packaging (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

Check for amber glass bottles with green and white labels printed with "Essential Trading Post," "Wintergreen Oil," or "Birch Oil." The product name and Essential Trading Post logo are in black. Look at the bottom of the bottle for a SKU code corresponding to the specific size (4 mL, 15 mL, 30 mL, 60 mL, 120 mL, 240 mL, or 480 mL).

Brand
Essential Trading Post
Product
Essential Trading Post Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils
Category
Consumer product

Based on the official CPSC remedy

What to do — step by step

Secure the product
Immediately store the recalled essential oil bottles in a safe location completely out of reach of children.
Request a refund
Contact Essential Trading Post by calling 774-202-6121 (Mon/Wed/Fri, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. ET), emailing Info@EssentialTradingPost.com with "Recall Alert" in the subject line, or visiting www.EssentialTradingPost.com and clicking "Recall Alert" to obtain a full refund.

Official remedy

What CPSC says to do

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Where were these products sold?

They were sold exclusively at EssentialTradingPost.com from April 2018 through April 2020 for prices between $3 and $105.

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Subject: Recall 8808 — Essential Trading Post Recalls Wintergreen & Birch Oils: Poisoning Risk

Hello,

I own a Essential Trading Post Recalls Wintergreen & Birch Oils: Poisoning Risk that is covered by recall 8808 from Essential Trading Post.

The official recall notice states: Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Essential Trading Post for a full refund. The firm is directly notifying all known purchasers about the recall.

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.

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<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/3101-essential-trading-post-recalls-wintergreen-birch-oils-poisoning-risk">Essential Trading Post Recalls Wintergreen &amp; Birch Oils: Poisoning Risk (GovInfoNow)</a>

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Official source: CPSC Recall #8808 (April 30, 2020)
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