Natural Health Partners Dr. Mercola Wintergreen Essential recall: Failure to Meet Child Resistant
Natural Health Partners Recalls Dr. Mercola Wintergreen Essential Oils Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
Why was Natural Health Partners Dr. Mercola Wintergreen Essential 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 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 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.
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: 813006019729
- Product
- Dr. Mercola Wintergreen Essential Oil
- Company
- LiquiFab, of Canada, Atrium Innovations, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Natural Health Partners, of Cape Coral, Fla.
- Quantity
- About 5,600
- Sold at
- Online at www.shop.mercola.com from December 2017 through August 2019 for about $30.
- Recall date
- April 23, 2020
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported
- Agency
- CPSC
Product 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.