GloryBee Natural Sweeteners Recalls GloryBee Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning
What's being recalled
GloryBee Wintergreen Essential Oil
Units: About 540
This recall involves GloryBee Wintergreen Essential Oil in amber glass bottles with black caps. The essential oils were sold in 0.5 fl. oz. (15 mL), 1 fl. oz. (30 mL), 4 fl. oz. (118 mL) and 16 fl. oz. (473 mL). "Wintergreen," "Gaultheria procumbens," "100% Pure Undiluted," the GloryBee logo and the volume amount are printed on the brown labels. The lot numbers for the recalled products are printed on the front of the label. The UPC codes are located next to the barcode. Product Name Size Product Number UPC Code Lot Numbers GloryBee Wintergreen Essential Oil 15 mL 19831 3004244255 MG0101255 MG0100449 30 mL 19832 3004244256 MG0100456 MG0101256 MG0114984 MG0115834 MG0117772 MG0122440 MG0126997 MG0129053 MG0130989 MG0131370 118 mL 19833 3004244257 MG0100464 MG0101258 MG0120174 MG0130988 MG0131369 473 mL 19834 3004244258 MG0100471 MG0101259 MG0120175 MG0130987 MG0131368
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
RefundReplace
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact GloryBee for a free child-resistant replacement cap or store credit.
How to contact the company
GloryBee toll-free at 888-240-4525 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at [email protected] and in the body of the email provide your name and address or online at www.GloryBee.com and click on “Recall - Important Safety Information” for more information.
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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice 20145, cpsc.gov. Text in quotes is from CPSC. Photos: CPSC.