The East West Tea Company of Eugene, Ore., has issued a recall of nearly 55,000 boxes of Yogi Immune Support tea bags because of pesticide residue that exceeds acceptable levels. The tea was distributed nationwide.
Specifically, the recalled tea bags are in 16-count boxes of Organic Yogi Echinacea Immune Support tea. The recalled boxes bear the code UPC 0 76950 45010 3.
In an enforcement report, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) listed the following lot codes:
Lot #0000184330 Lot #0000184853 Lot #0000185098 Lot #0000185100 Lot #0000185383 Lot #0000185385 Lot #0000185387 Lot #0000185389 Lot #0000185434 Lot #0000185436 Lot #0000185828 Lot #0000185830 Lot #0000185832 Lot #0000186519 Lot #0000186521 Lot #000184062 Lot #0000186900 Lot #0000186902 Lot #0000186904 Lot #0000187357 Lot #0000187359 Lot #0000187400 Lot #0000187402 Lot #0000187769 Lot #0000188028 Lot #0000188030 Lot #0000188045 Lot #0000188114 Lot #0000186600 Lot #0000186910 Lot #0000187155 Lot #0000184691 Lot #0000184963 Lot #0000185381 Lot #0000185518
What to do
Neither the company nor the FDA has issued detailed information and it is not clear whether stores that sold the product will provide a refund. However, consumers who purchased the product should ask. If no refund is available, it is advisable to discard any remaining product.