BioFinest Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning; Sold Exclusively at Biofinest.com (Recall Alert)
What's being recalled
BioFinest Wintergreen Essential Oil
Units: About 20
This recall involves 1/3 fl. oz (10 mL) and 3.3 fl. oz (100 mL) amber glass bottles with black caps of BioFinest Wintergreen Essential Oil. The 100 mL bottles include a dropper. The white label on the bottle displays the BioFinest logo, product name and the volume amount of the bottle. The UPC codes 759578392443 (10 mL) and 759578392436 (100 mL) are printed on the bottle's label.
UPC: 759578392436, 759578392443
The problem, in CPSC's words
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.
Incidents and injuries reported to CPSC
None reported
What CPSC says to do
Refund
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children. Contact BioFinest for instructions on how to dispose of the product and receive a full refund. Biofinest is contacting all known purchasers directly.
How to contact the company
BioFinest toll-free at 888-726-5171 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, email at [email protected], or online at www.biofinest.com and click on Recall for more information.
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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice 20739, cpsc.gov. Text in quotes is from CPSC. Photos: CPSC.