Ananda Apothecary Essential Oils recall: Failure to Meet Child Resistant
Ananda Apothecary Recalls Essential Oils Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
Why was Ananda Apothecary 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. All known purchasers are being notified directly by Ananda Apothecary about the recall and will receive a full refund for the sample size (0.5 mL) or be sent a free replacement child-resistant closure for the all other sizes. Contact: Ananda Apothecary at 888-758-6360 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Thursday, email at [email protected], or online at www.anandaessentialoils.com and click on ‘Wintergreen/Birch EO Recall’ 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
- Wintergreen 100% Pure Essential Oil, Sweet Birch 100% Pure Essential Oil, Super Soother Pure Essential Oil Blend, and Breathe Deep Pure Essential Oil Blend
- Company
- Ananda Apothecary, of Boulder, Colo.
- Quantity
- About 275
- Sold at
- Anandaessentialoils.com from July 2019 through February 2020 between $2 and $100.
- Recall date
- July 9, 2020
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves Wintergreen, Sweet Birch, Super Soother Blend and Breath Deep Blend Pure Essential Oils in amber glass bottles with black continuous thread closures. The white and green/blue label includes the Ananda Apothecary logo, product name, and the volume size of the bottle. The table lists the volume sizes for the products and lot numbers which is listed on the top left corner of the label. Pure Essential Oils Volume Sizes (mL) Lot Numbers Wintergreen 0.5, 10, 30, 60, 120 SAK138WIN SAG019WIN SAL249WIN Sweet Birch 0.5, 10, 30, 60, 120 PEC199BIR Super Soother Blend 5, 10, 30 BLB259SSR BLF059SSR BLJ089SSR Breathe Deep Blend 10, 30 BLB089BRD BLE289BRD BLH279BRD BLJ239BRD BLL059BRD