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RecalledCPSC · July 9, 2020Recall alert Child-resistant packaging

Ananda Apothecary Recalls Essential Oils Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)

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Recalled Wintergreen Essential Oil (0.5 mL, 10 mL, 30 mL, 60 mL, 120 mL)
Recalled Wintergreen Essential Oil (0.5 mL, 10 mL, 30 mL, 60 mL, 120 mL) · Photo: CPSC

What's being recalled

Wintergreen 100% Pure Essential Oil, Sweet Birch 100% Pure Essential Oil, Super Soother Pure Essential Oil Blend, and Breathe Deep Pure Essential Oil Blend

Units: About 275

This recall involves Wintergreen, Sweet Birch, Super Soother Blend and Breath Deep Blend Pure Essential Oils in amber glass bottles with black continuous thread closures. The white and green/blue label includes the Ananda Apothecary logo, product name, and the volume size of the bottle. The table lists the volume sizes for the products and lot numbers which is listed on the top left corner of the label. Pure Essential Oils Volume Sizes (mL) Lot Numbers Wintergreen 0.5, 10, 30, 60, 120 SAK138WIN SAG019WIN SAL249WIN Sweet Birch 0.5, 10, 30, 60, 120 PEC199BIR Super Soother Blend 5, 10, 30 BLB259SSR BLF059SSR BLJ089SSR Breathe Deep Blend 10, 30 BLB089BRD BLE289BRD BLH279BRD BLJ239BRD BLL059BRD

The problem, in CPSC's words

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.

Incidents and injuries reported to CPSC

None reported.

What CPSC says to do

RefundReplace

Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children. All known purchasers are being notified directly by Ananda Apothecary about the recall and will receive a full refund for the sample size (0.5 mL) or be sent a free replacement child-resistant closure for the all other sizes.

How to contact the company

Ananda Apothecary at 888-758-6360 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Thursday, email at [email protected], or online at www.anandaessentialoils.com and click on ‘Wintergreen/Birch EO Recall’ for more information.

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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice 20759, cpsc.gov. Text in quotes is from CPSC. Photos: CPSC.