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The Chai Box Recall: Potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Product was tested and found to have pH level of 4.9.
🇺🇸 United States
TerminatedClass III
Company
The Chai Box
Product
THE CHAI BOX CHAI CONCENTRATE 16FL OZ/473ML glass bottles UP…
Recall date
September 23, 2022
Terminated
January 6, 2023
Source
FDA
Reason for recall
Potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Product was tested and found to have pH level of 4.9.
- Recall initiated
- Reported by source
- Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description
UPC
Quantity
Lot / code information
THE CHAI BOX CHAI CONCENTRATE 16FL OZ/473ML glass bottles UPC 7 93611 81925 2 REGRIGERATE AFTER OPENING. USE WITHIN 14 DAYS and 64FL OZ/1892ML plastic bottles KEEP REFRIGERATED USE WITHIN 7 DAYS OF OPENING UPC 7 93611 81926 9. INGREDIENTS Water, Black Teas, Spices - Cardamom, Cinnamon, Fennel, Cloves, Ginger, and Raw Sugar ATLANTA, GA THECHAIBOX.COM
Not published in this source record
4659 16oz bottles & 5072 64oz bottles
BEST BY dates between 9/22/2022 and 03/16/2023
Distribution
Product was shipped to the following states: AK
AL
AR
AZ
CA
CO
CT
DC
DE
FL
GA
HI
IA
ID
IL
IN
KS
KY
LA
MA
MD
ME
MI
MN
MO
MS
MT
NC
NE
NH
NJ
NM
NV
NY
OH
OK
OR
PA
PR
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VA
VT
WA
WI & WY.
Official source record
Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0078-2023
Event ID
90914
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Company
The Chai Box
Product description
THE CHAI BOX CHAI CONCENTRATE 16FL OZ/473ML glass bottles UPC 7 93611 81925 2 REGRIGERATE AFTER OPENING. USE WITHIN 14 DAYS and 64FL OZ/1892ML plastic bottles KEEP REFRIGERATED USE WITHIN 7 DAYS OF OPENING UPC 7 93611 81926 9. INGREDIENTS Water, Black Teas, Spices - Cardamom, Cinnamon, Fennel, Cloves, Ginger, and Raw Sugar ATLANTA, GA THECHAIBOX.COM
Quantity
4659 16oz bottles & 5072 64oz bottles
Reason
Potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Product was tested and found to have pH level of 4.9.
Recall initiation date
September 23, 2022
Report date
November 2, 2022
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
January 6, 2023
Distribution pattern
Product was shipped to the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI & WY.
UPC, lot, and code information
BEST BY dates between 9/22/2022 and 03/16/2023
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Telephone
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
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Other products recalled under this same event
This recall shares FDA event ID 90914 with 1 other product
entry in Public Health Trace.
FDA Recall🇺🇸 United StatesTerminatedTerminated: January 6, 2023Historical recordClass III
The Chai Box
Product
THE CHAI BOX CHAI CONCENTRATE UNSWEETENED 16FL OZ/473ML glas…
A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.
Distributed
No data published
Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply
county-level or point-level precision.
Distribution map
State
Distributed
Alaska
1
Alabama
1
Arkansas
1
Arizona
1
California
1
Colorado
1
Connecticut
1
District of Columbia
1
Delaware
1
Florida
1
Georgia
1
Hawaii
1
Iowa
1
Idaho
1
Illinois
1
Indiana
1
Kansas
1
Kentucky
1
Louisiana
1
Massachusetts
1
Maryland
1
Maine
1
Michigan
1
Minnesota
1
Missouri
1
Mississippi
1
Montana
1
North Carolina
1
Nebraska
1
New Hampshire
1
New Jersey
1
New Mexico
1
Nevada
1
New York
1
Ohio
1
Oklahoma
1
Oregon
1
Pennsylvania
1
Puerto Rico
1
Rhode Island
1
South Carolina
1
South Dakota
1
Tennessee
1
Texas
1
Utah
1
Virginia
1
Vermont
1
Washington
1
Wisconsin
1
Wyoming
1
States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative
description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.
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