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Art Of Tea Recall: Firm was notified by supplier of Elder Berries of a recall due to potential Salmonella contamination.

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.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
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

Distribution map

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

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Distribution map
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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