Natural Health Partners Recalls Dr. Mercola Wintergreen Essential Oils Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)

Recalled April 23, 2020 · CPSC recall 20736 · Natural Health Partners

Location of Lot code and UPC code on recalled bottle

Hazard

The products contain 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.

Remedy

Refund · Replace

Units

About 5,600

Incidents / injuries

None reported

Description

This recall involves Dr. Mercola Wintergreen Essential Oil in a 1 fl.oz (30 mL) amber glass bottles with black caps. The Lot codes for the recalled products are WTG-001-T and WTG-001-U, the UPC code is 813006019729. The Lot codes are printed on the product label above the UPC code.

What to do

Consumers should store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Natural Health Partners for a free replacement child resistant cap or a full refund. Natural Health Partners is contacting all known purchasers directly about the recall.

Contact

Natural Health Partners toll-free at 877-985-2696 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Saturday through Sunday, email at [email protected] or online at www.shopmercola.com and click on ‘HELP’ at the top right corner of the page for more information.

Product

Dr. Mercola Wintergreen Essential Oil

Manufacturer(s)

LiquiFab, of Canada

Imported by

Atrium Innovations, of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Distributed by

Natural Health Partners, of Cape Coral, Fla.

Retailers

Online at www.shop.mercola.com from December 2017 through August 2019 for about $30.

Made in

Canada

UPC

813006019729

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →