The Recall: Healing Solutions Wintergreen and Birch 100 percent Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils have been recalled. The recall effects about 32,000 bottles.
The Reason: The bottles are not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, posing a poisoning risk if the contents are swallowed by young children.
The Fix: Consumers should immediately remove the essential oils from the reach of children and contact Healing Solutions for a free replacement child-resistant cap.
Description: This recall includes all 10-, 30- and 60-mililiter amber glass bottles of wintergreen and birch essential oils sold prior to April 15, 2019. The label on each bottle displays the name of the product—Wintergreen or Birch—“100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil,” and the size of the container.
Where were the Essential Oils Sold?: The oils were sold online at eBay.com, Amazon.com, and Walmart.com from December 2014 through April 2019 for between $10 and $23. They were manufactured by Healing Solutions LLC, of Phoenix, Ariz.
Recall Date: The essential oils were recalled Sept. 10.
Contact: Healing Solutions can be reached at 800-819-4098 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MT Monday through Friday; email at [email protected], put “Free Replacement Cap” in the subject line of the e-mail and in the body, provide your name, address, the bottle size for which you are requesting a replacement cap and the date you purchased the product; or online at healingsolutions.com and click on “Recall Information” for more information.
Thom Chandler
Thom Chandler is the editor of The Georgia Sun and has been writing, editing and managing websites and blogs since 1995. He is a lifelong Georgian and one of those increasingly rare Atlanta natives.
