U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recall Alert

Recall Date: March 19, 2020

Recall Number: 20-723

Plant Therapy Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oils and Essential Oil Blends with Wintergreen Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)

Recall Summary

Name of Products: Plant Therapy: Wintergreen, Organic Wintergreen, Muscle Aid Synergy Blend, Tingly Mint Synergy Blend, and Vein Aid Synergy Blend

Hazard: The products 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 products are not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.  

Remedy: Replace

Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Plant Therapy for a free replacement child-resistant cap. All known purchasers are being notified directly by the firm about the recall.

Order Replacement Caps

Learn more about the recall

Wintergreen Cap Replacement Instructions PDF

Consumer Contact:

Call Plant Therapy toll-free at 800-917-6577 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. MT Monday through Friday; email at [email protected], put “Free Replacement Cap” in the subject line of the email and in the body. Please provide your name, address, the product(s), the bottle size for which you are requesting a replacement cap for and the date you purchased the product(s); or online at PlantTherapy.com and click on “Important Safety Information” for more information.

Recall Details

Units: About 34,000

Description:

This recall involves 1/3 fl. oz (10 mL), 1 fl. oz (30 mL), and 3.3 fl. oz (100 mL) amber glass bottles with black caps of Plant Therapy Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), Organic Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), Muscle Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted), Tingly Mint Synergy Blend, Vein Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted) sold prior to September 20, 2019. The label on each bottle displays the Plant Therapy logo, product name, and the volume amount of the bottle, which is listed on the front of the label. The UPC codes are printed on back of the label.

Product Name	Size	UPC Code
Plant Therapy Wintergreen	10 mL	610256943879
	30 mL	609224262821
	100 mL	680912011082
Plant Therapy Organic Wintergreen	10 mL	680912010061
	30 mL	680912021562
	100 mL	680912000543
Plant Therapy Muscle Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted)	10 mL	610256944296
	30 mL	680912022699
	100 mL	680912010764
Plant Therapy Tingly Mint Synergy Blend	10 mL	680912022842
	30 mL	680912022859
	100 mL	609224263347
Plant Therapy Vein Aid Synergy Blend (undiluted)	10 mL	680912022903
	30 mL	680912022910
	100 mL	680912010795

Incidents/Injuries: None reported

Sold At: Online at PlantTherapy.com; Amazon.com; Ebay.com; Walmart.com; Wish.com from June 2018 through June 2019 for about $8 to $40.

Importer: N/A

Distributor: N/A

Manufacturer: Plant Therapy, LLC

Manufactured in: United States of America

Wintergreen – 10 mL; 30 mL; 100 mL

Organic Wintergreen – 10 mL; 30 mL; 100 mL

Muscle Aid Synergy Blend – 10 mL; 30 mL; 100 mL

Tingly Mint Synergy Blend – 10 mL; 30 mL; 100 mL

Vein Aid Synergy Blend – 10 mL; 30 mL; 100 mL

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