Best Nutritionals Recalls Organic Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirements; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
CPSC recall 22745 · announced April 28, 2022 · Best Nutritionals · 2,800 units affected
The product
This recall involves Best Naturals Organic Wintergreen Essential oil in dark amber glass bottles with a black continuous thread closure. The product was sold in 4 fl oz. "Organic Wintergreen Essential Oil" and the firm's logo is printed on the green and orange label. The UPC 817716016719 is printed on the back side of the label.
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 products 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 stop using and store the product in a safe location out of reach and sight of children. Contact Best Nutritionals for information on how to properly dispose the product and receive a full refund. Best Nutritionals is contacting all known purchasers directly. Remedy type: Refund
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): None reported
Sold at: Online at Amazon.com and Walmart.com from October 2018 to February 2021 for about $15.
Consumer contact: Best Nutritionals toll-free at 877-659-6004 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at https://shopbestnaturals.com/pages/wintergreen-recall-alert or https://shopbestnaturals.com/ and click on "RECALL" for the 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.