Art Of Tea Recall: Firm was notified by supplier of Elder Berries of a recall due to potential Salmonella contamination. - F-0116-2021
United States
TerminatedClass II
- Company
- Art Of Tea
- Product
- Art Of Tea - Feel Better tea; Produced and Distributed by:…
- Recall date
- October 28, 2020
- Terminated
- January 25, 2021
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Firm was notified by supplier of Elder Berries of a recall due to potential Salmonella contamination.
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Of Tea - Feel Better tea; Produced and Distributed by: Art of Tea LLC, Monterey Park, CA Directions: 1 Tbsp of tea in 8 oz. of water at 206 degrees; steep for 5-7 minutes. Packaged in: Black Mylar bag with label, Silver Mylar bag with label, Silver Tin Canisters with Label; 40oz, 1 lb, 5 lb (bags); 3 oz (tins). SKU's FBB1, FBB4, FBB5 4PK-FBB4, RTT-FBB, RTT6-FBB | Not published in this source record | 77 lbs. | Lot number FBB00228, Best By 8-25-2022 |
Distribution
- CA
- OH
- WA
- PA
- FL
- CT
- MI
- TX
- MT
- MN
- CO
- TN
- IL
- VA
- IN
- TX
- ND
- DC
- NY
- SC
- MA
- AZ
- GA
- WI
- NJ
- RI. Canada
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-0116-2021
- Event ID
- 86691
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Company
- Art Of Tea
- Product description
- Art Of Tea - Feel Better tea; Produced and Distributed by: Art of Tea LLC, Monterey Park, CA Directions: 1 Tbsp of tea in 8 oz. of water at 206 degrees; steep for 5-7 minutes. Packaged in: Black Mylar bag with label, Silver Mylar bag with label, Silver Tin Canisters with Label; 40oz, 1 lb, 5 lb (bags); 3 oz (tins). SKU's FBB1, FBB4, FBB5 4PK-FBB4, RTT-FBB, RTT6-FBB
- Quantity
- 77 lbs.
- Reason
- Firm was notified by supplier of Elder Berries of a recall due to potential Salmonella contamination.
- Recall initiation date
- October 28, 2020
- Report date
- November 25, 2020
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- January 25, 2021
- Distribution pattern
- CA, OH, WA, PA, FL, CT, MI, TX, MT, MN, CO, TN, IL, VA, IN, TX,ND, DC, NY, SC, MA, AZ, GA, WI, NJ, RI. Canada
- UPC, lot, and code information
- Lot number FBB00228, Best By 8-25-2022
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Letter
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: Art Of Tea
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 |
|---|---|
| California | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 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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