FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass III
The Chai Box
- Product
- THE CHAI BOX CHAI CONCENTRATE 16FL OZ/473ML glass bottles UP…
- Published
- November 2, 2022
- Distribution
- Product was shipped to the following sta…
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 UNSWEETENED 16FL OZ/473ML glas…
- 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
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CHAI BOX CHAI CONCENTRATE UNSWEETENED 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 ATLANTA, GA THECHAIBOX.COM | Not published in this source record | 1341 16oz bottles & 268 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-0079-2023
- Event ID
- 90914
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class III
- Company
- The Chai Box
- Product description
- THE CHAI BOX CHAI CONCENTRATE UNSWEETENED 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 ATLANTA, GA THECHAIBOX.COM
- Quantity
- 1341 16oz bottles & 268 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
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Other products recalled under this same event
This recall shares FDA event ID 90914 with 1 other product entry in Public Health Trace.
Responsible company: The Chai Box
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FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass III
The Chai Box
- Product
- THE CHAI BOX CHAI CONCENTRATE 16FL OZ/473ML glass bottles UP…
- Published
- November 2, 2022
- Distribution
- Product was shipped to the following sta…
A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.
Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.
| 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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