BioFinest Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning; Sold Exclusively at Biofinest.com (Recall Alert)

Recalled April 23, 2020 · CPSC recall 20739 · BioFinest

Recalled BioFinest Wintergreen Essential Oil (10 mL)

Recalled BioFinest Wintergreen Essential Oil (100 mL)

Hazard

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.

Remedy

Refund

Units

About 20

Incidents / injuries

None reported

Description

This recall involves 1/3 fl. oz (10 mL) and 3.3 fl. oz (100 mL) amber glass bottles with black caps of BioFinest Wintergreen Essential Oil. The 100 mL bottles include a dropper. The white label on the bottle displays the BioFinest logo, product name and the volume amount of the bottle. The UPC codes 759578392443 (10 mL) and 759578392436 (100 mL) are printed on the bottle's label.

What to do

Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children. Contact BioFinest for instructions on how to dispose of the product and receive a full refund. Biofinest is contacting all known purchasers directly.

Contact

BioFinest toll-free at 888-726-5171 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, email at [email protected], or online at www.biofinest.com and click on Recall for more information.

Product

BioFinest Wintergreen Essential Oil

Imported by

BioFinest, of Lindon, Utah

Retailers

Online at Biofinest.com from July 2019 through December 2019 for about $11.

Made in

Germany

UPC

759578392436 · 759578392443

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