The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F1306-2013·Announced 2013-04-17

ShanTea Honeybush Licorice Tea Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination

ShanTea LLC is recalling 97 cases of Ride The Dragon Honeybush/Licorice tea due to potential Salmonella contamination.

What this means for you

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 a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

ShanTea LLC is recalling 97 cases of ShanTea Ride The Dragon Honeybush/Licorice (UPC 794504283808) USDA Organic tea. The recall was initiated because of the potential for Salmonella contamination in the product.

The affected product is identified by Lot 1354. Distribution was limited to Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who purchased this specific lot of tea should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
ShanTea Ride The Dragon Honeybush/Licorice (UPC 794504283808) USDA Organic.
Manufacturer
ShanTea LLC
Category
Food — Tea
Hazard
Affected units
97

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 (1)

  • Lot 1354

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by ShanTea LLC 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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