Food recall

KEURIG DR PEPPER recall: Celestial Seasonings Mandarin Orange Spice Herbal Tea in K-cup pods

KEURIG DR PEPPER, of Burlington, MA, recalled Celestial Seasonings Mandarin Orange Spice Herbal Tea in K-cup pods. The FDA's reason: “Product contains black tea, resulting in caffeine being undeclared.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 3, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 22, 2023. 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

Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)

Status

Terminated

Closed August 21, 2023

The recall

Company
KEURIG DR PEPPER (Burlington, MA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains black tea, resulting in caffeine being undeclared.”
Where it was sold
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
91651

The product recalled

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

  • F-0583-2023 Class II

    Celestial Seasonings Mandarin Orange Spice Herbal Tea in K-cup pods; packed 24 to a box

    Codes: UPC 099555147353 BEST BY 26 DEC 2024 LA hh:mm PL084 2360 or 2361

    Quantity: 1,844 - 24 ct sleeves

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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 22, 2023.

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.