CPSC Recall in 2020: Bulk Apothecary Recalls Nature’s Oil Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 20-766

Date: July 23, 2020

Product Name: Nature’s Oil Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils

Recall Description:

This recall involves Nature’s Oil Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils in amber glass bottles with black caps and silver metal cans with white caps.  The essential oils were sold in 0.33 fl. oz. (10 mL), 0.5 fl. oz. (15 mL), 2 fl. oz. (60 mL), 16 fl. oz. (473 mL), and 5 pound (2.25 L).  “Nature’s Oil,” “Organic,” “Wintergreen Oil,” “Birch Oil,” the Nature’s Oil logo and the volume amount are printed on the brown, green and white labels.  The SKU is printed on the right side of the label.    Product Name Size SKU Code Nature’s Oil Wintergreen Essential Oils 10 mL WintergreenEOORG10ml 15 mL D-169-eo-390 D-172-eo-394 23-0048-001 60 mL D-170-eo-391 D-173-eo-395 23-0048-002 473 mL D-171-eo-392 D-174-eo-396 23-0048-003 2.25 L 23-0048-004 fill room-Wintergreen5lb fill room-Wintergreen (Commercial Grade)5lb         Nature’s Oil Birch Essential Oils 15 mL D-238-eo-30 60 mL D-239-eo-31 473 mL D-240-eo-32 2.25 L fill room-BirchSweet5lb

Hazard Description:

The products contain 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.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 20,240

Incidents:

None reported.

Sold At:

BulkApothecary.com and Amazon.com from January 2016 through May 2020 for between $4 and $550.

Manufactured In:

United States