Earth Sonnets Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
CPSC recall 20725 · announced March 18, 2020 · Butterfly Express · 20 units affected
The product
This recall involves Earthsonnets Wintergreen (Gualtheria procumbens) Essential Oil in a 10 mL amber bottle with a black continuous thread cap and euro-dropper. The label is blue and white with the firm's logo.
The hazard
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.
What to do (per CPSC)
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Earth Sonnets for a free replacement child resistant cap. All known purchasers are being notified directly by the firm about the recall. Remedy type: Replace
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): None reported.
Sold at: Earthsonnets.com from January 2016 through August 2019 for about $7.
Consumer contact: Earth Sonnets collect at 801-699-8760 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT, email at jenni@earthsonnets.com, or online at https://www.earthsonnets.com/about for more information.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.