Food recall

Qtrade Teas And Herb recall: Organic Lemon Grass Tea Bag Cut (TBC)

Qtrade Teas And Herb, of Cerritos, CA, recalled Organic Lemon Grass Tea Bag Cut (TBC). The FDA's reason: “QTrade Teas & Herbs is recalling Organic Lemon Grass Tea Bag Cut (TBC) because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 8, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 6, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed August 26, 2013

The recall

Company
Qtrade Teas And Herb (Cerritos, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“QTrade Teas & Herbs is recalling Organic Lemon Grass Tea Bag Cut (TBC) because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide in the US: CA, NY, PA, NJ, MO, MA, OH, RI, CO, NC. Worldwide in: Canada
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
64345

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1026-2013 Class I

    Organic Lemon Grass Tea Bag Cut (TBC), Item#410. Packing Size: 25 kgs net double craft paper bags and double polyethylene bags each inner liner and repacked product packed in corrugated cartons with polyethylene inner liner. Organic Lemon Grass Tea Bag Cut (TBC) bulk sold in original, repacked cases, and as component of blended bulk tea products.

    Codes: Lot#108

    Quantity: 6,303.78 lbs

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of March 6, 2013.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.