Food recall

Art Of Tea recall: Art Of Tea - Feel Better tea

Art Of Tea, of Monterey Park, CA, recalled Art Of Tea - Feel Better tea. The FDA's reason: “Firm was notified by supplier of Elder Berries of a recall due to potential Salmonella contamination.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 28, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 25, 2020. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed January 25, 2021

The recall

Company
Art Of Tea (Monterey Park, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Firm was notified by supplier of Elder Berries of a recall due to potential Salmonella contamination.”
Where it was sold
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
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
86691

The product recalled

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

  • F-0116-2021 Class II

    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

    Codes: Lot number FBB00228, Best By 8-25-2022

    Quantity: 77 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 November 25, 2020.

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.