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Viva Doria Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)

U.S. CPSCChemicalIngestionSold on AmazonSold on eBayMay 21, 2020
Photo from the official notice: Viva Doria Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
Photo from the official notice: Viva Doria Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

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

Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children. Contact Viva Doria for instructions on how to dispose the product and receive a full refund. All known purchasers are being notified directly about the recall by Viva Doria or by the online retailer where the product was purchased.

Refund

Incidents & injuries

None reported.

Product description

This recall involves Viva Doria Wintergreen Essential Oil in a 30mL (1 fl. oz.) amber glass bottle with a black euro dropper cap. The UPC code 638037993110 is listed on the product label, under the bar code. The green label on the front of each bottle displays the Viva Doria logo, product name, and the volume amount of the bottle.

Sold on

Online at VivaDoria.com, Ebay.com and Amazon.com from May 2019 through April 2020 for about $10.

Contact the company

Viva Doria at 800-640-3753 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at [email protected], or online at www.vivadoria.com and click on “Product Safety Info” for more information.

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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