Black Bean Job's Tears Tea Recalled for Undeclared Allergens
Hee Chang Dairy & Food Co., LTD is recalling Black Bean Job's Tears Tea because FDA inspection found undeclared allergens in the product.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on common allergens (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric, as no illnesses or injuries have been reported.
Plain-English summary
Hee Chang Dairy & Food Co., LTD is voluntarily recalling Black Bean Job's Tears Tea, 35.3 oz. (KG) packages. The recall was initiated after an FDA foreign inspection identified that the product did not declare allergens. The product contains a non-dairy creamer ingredient that includes lactose, whey powder, and milk flavor, which are milk allergens.
The recalled product is identified by Lot 20170121 and has an expiration date of 2018.07.20. A total of 468 boxes were distributed to one customer in California. The product was imported and distributed by Coffee Tree USA in Los Angeles, CA.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the distributor or manufacturer for further instructions. Individuals with milk allergies should be particularly cautious and avoid consuming the product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Black Bean Job's Tears Tea, 35.3 oz. (KG) package Ingredients: Non Dairy Creamer (corn syrup, Palm oil, Lactose, Whey Powder, Dipotassium Phosphate, Silicon dioxide, Refined Salt, Milk flavor), citron Syrup, Rice, Job's Tears Corn, Black Bean Powder, guar gum. The…
- Manufacturer
- Hee Chang Dairy & Food Co., LTD
- Category
- Food — Beverage / Tea
- Affected units
- 468
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (2)
- Lot 20170121
- Exp date 2018.07.20
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Hee Chang Dairy & Food Co., LTD under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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