Plant Therapy Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oils and Essential Oil Blends with Wintergreen Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)

What's being recalled

This recall involves 1/3 fl. oz (10 mL), 1 fl. oz (30 mL), and 3.3 fl. oz (100 mL) amber glass bottles with black caps of Plant Therapy Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), Organic Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), Muscle Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted), Tingly Mint Synergy Blend, Vein Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted) sold prior to September 20, 2019. The label on the front of each bottle displays the Plant Therapy logo, product name, and the volume amount of the bottle. The UPC codes are printed on back of the label. Product Name Size UPC Code Plant Therapy Wintergreen 10 mL 610256943879 30 mL 609224262821 100 mL 680912011082 Plant Therapy Organic Wintergreen 10 mL 680912010061 30 mL 680912021562 100 mL 680912000543 Plant Therapy Muscle Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted) 10 mL 610256944296 30 mL 680912022699 100 mL 680912010764 Plant Therapy Tingly Mint Synergy Blend 10 mL 680912022842 30 mL 680912022859 100 mL 609224263347 Plant Therapy Vein Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted) 10 mL 680912022903 30 mL 680912022910 100 mL 680912010795

UPC: 609224262821, 609224263347, 610256943879, 610256944296, 680912000543, 680912010061, 680912010764, 680912010795, 680912011082, 680912021562, 680912022699, 680912022842, 680912022859, 680912022903, 680912022910

The problem, in CPSC's words

The products 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 products 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

Replace

Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Plant Therapy for a free replacement child-resistant cap. All known purchasers are being notified directly by the firm about the recall.

How to contact the company

Plant Therapy at 800-917-6577 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, email at [email protected], put “Free Replacement Cap” in the subject line of the email and in the body. Please provide your name, address, the product(s), the bottle size for which you are requesting a replacement cap for and the date you purchased the product(s), or online at PlantTherapy.com and click on “Important Safety Information” for more information.

Open the official CPSC notice