BioMed Balance Wintergreen and Sweet Birch Essential Oils recall: Failure to Meet Child Resistant
BioMed Balance Recalls Wintergreen and Sweet Birch Essential Oils Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirements; Risk of Poisoning
Why was BioMed Balance Wintergreen and Sweet Birch Essential Oils recalled?
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 products are 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 BioMed Balance for a full refund. Contact: BioMed Balance collect at 206-763-1086 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday and email at [email protected] 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 lot, UPC or model codes are part of this recall.
Which lot codes, UPCs or models are affected?
UPC: 812949003710, 812949003833
- Product
- BioMed Balance Wintergreen and Birch Tar Essential Oils
- Company
- BioMed Balance, of Kent, Wash.
- Quantity
- About 60
- Sold at
- Online at www.azurestandard.com from October 2019 through June 2020 for between $7 and $11.
- Recall date
- July 22, 2020
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves BioMed Wintergreen and Sweet Birch Essential Oils in blue and glass 30 mL bottles, respectively, with black caps. "BioMed Balance" and "Organic WinterGreen" or "Organic Birch Tar" are printed on the label. The UPC code is located on the left side of the label. Product Name UPC Code Wintergreen 812949003710 Birch Tar 812949003833