The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·21755·Announced 2021-06-24

Plant Guru Essential Oils Lack Child-Resistant Packaging

Plant Guru is recalling about 25,600 units of wintergreen, birch, and essential oil blend products because the packaging is not child-resistant despite containing methyl salicylate, which poses a poisoning risk if swallowed by young children.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recalled products contain methyl salicylate in non-child-resistant packaging, which creates a risk of poisoning to young children—a high-risk scenario. The source explicitly states no injuries have been reported, so the risk is theoretical rather than realized, placing this at the High level per the rubric for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Plant Guru, of Plainfield, New Jersey, is recalling wintergreen essential oil, birch essential oil, Headache Relief essential oil blend, Headache Relief roll-on blend, and Deep Muscle essential oil blend. The products contain methyl salicylate, a substance that is required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA) to be packaged in child-resistant containers. The recalled products are not in child-resistant packaging, creating a risk of poisoning if young children swallow the contents.

About 25,600 units were sold through ThePlantGuru.com, Amazon.com, and eBay.com between March 2018 and February 2021 for the wintergreen and birch oils, and between March 2018 and March 2021 for the essential oil blends, at prices between $6 and $20. The products are available in amber glass bottles with continuous thread caps in sizes 2 oz., 4 oz., 5 mL, 10 mL, and 30 mL. The Headache Relief roll-on is in a 10 mL blue bottle with a continuous thread closure and roller ball. All known purchasers are being contacted directly.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled essential oils and store them in a safe location out of reach of children. Consumers can contact Plant Guru toll-free at 877-788-0530 (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET), email [email protected], or visit www.theplantguru.com for a full refund on roll-on products and a free child-resistant replacement cap for bottles. No injuries have been reported.

The recalled product

Product
Wintergreen Essential Oil, Birch Essential Oil, Headache Relief Essential Oil Blend, Headache Relief Roll-On Essential Oil Blend, and Deep Muscle Essential Oil Blend
Manufacturer
Plant Guru, of Plainfield, N.J.
Category
Consumer Product — Essential Oils
Hazard
  • poisoning-risk
  • non-child-resistant-packaging
  • methyl-salicylate
Affected units
25,600

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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