GloryBee Wintergreen Essential Oil recall: Failure to Meet Child Resistant
GloryBee Natural Sweeteners Recalls GloryBee Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning
Why was GloryBee Wintergreen Essential Oil recalled?
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 should I do if I have this product?
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. Contact: 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.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- GloryBee Wintergreen Essential Oil
- Company
- GloryBee Natural Sweeteners Inc., of Eugene, Ore.
- Quantity
- About 540
- Sold at
- Online at GloryBee.com and at specialty and health food stores nationwide from October 2016 through August 2019 for between $4 and $57.
- Recall date
- July 8, 2020
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
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