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)
Recalled 2020-03-19. Choking hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.
About 34,000Units
2020-03-19Recall date
None reportedInjuries
The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.
- What was recalled
- 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 the front of each bottle displays the Plant Therapy logo, product name, and the volume amount of the bottle. 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
- The 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 is not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.
- Injuries
- None reported.
- The remedy
- 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.
The details
What a recall entitles you to
A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you
nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.
Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.
The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.
Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.
More choking recalls · Recalls in 2020 · All product recalls