A recall has been issued for a baby oil sold online and in discount stores around the New York tri-state area after regulators identified a packaging defect that could endanger young children.<\/p>\n
The action affects about 8,420 bottles of MedPride Baby Oil, and families who have it at home are being urged to address it right away.<\/p>\n
What’s happening?<\/p>\n
Shield Line LLC, based in Branchburg, New Jersey, voluntarily recalled its 8-ounce MedPride Baby Oil after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission determined that the bottle lacked the child-resistant closure required by federal law, according to<\/a> WBIW.<\/p>\n The June 25 recall<\/a> covers units sold for about $8 between November 2025 and March 2026. The product was available on Amazon through HL Medical and at medical supply and discount stores across the New York tri-state area, including 1$ Zone and Yong Tai Discount.<\/p>\n The recalled product comes in a clear plastic bottle with a bright pink flip-top cap. Its front label shows the blue “MedPride” logo and “Baby Oil” in pink text, along with the phrases “Helps smooth, soften & moisturize skin” and “Hypoallergenic.”<\/p>\n No injuries or incidents have been reported so far. Still, regulators flagged the product because it contains low-viscosity hydrocarbons, also known as petroleum distillates.<\/p>\n Why does it matter?<\/p>\n The main concern is not simply that a child might drink the oil. Because it is very thin, the liquid can be aspirated and wind up in the airway and lungs rather than the stomach.<\/p>\n That can cause chemical pneumonia, severe lung damage, and, in the most serious cases, death.<\/p>\n Ostensibly, the recalled baby oil violates the Poison Prevention Packaging Act<\/a> due to its accessibility and the lack of child-proof packaging.<\/p>\n What can I do?<\/p>\n If you have this baby oil at home, move it right away to a place where children cannot see or reach it. Even if the bottle appears nearly empty, it is still included in the recall.<\/p>\n To receive a full refund, consumers should throw the product away, take a photo of it in the trash to document disposal, and send that image to Shield Line LLC. The company can be reached at 201-624-2332 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or at recalls@shieldline.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Get TCD’s free newsletters<\/a> for easy tips, smart advice, and a chance to earn $5,000 toward home upgrades. To see more stories like this one, change your Google preferences here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A recall has been issued for a baby oil sold online and in discount stores around the New…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286314,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[109658,109657,56396,9,11,10,109659],"class_list":["post-286313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-baby-oil","tag-consumer-product-safety-commission","tag-discount-stores","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-plastic-bottle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}