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Tipu's Chai — Class II food recall F-1857-2018

Terminated recall by Tipu'S Chai, reported 2018-09-05, distributed in CA. Product is recalled due to undeclared milk. Sweetened Masala Chai boxes contain five single serve sachet packe

Recall numberF-1857-2018
Product typeFood
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmTipu'S Chai, Polson, MT, United States
Recall initiated2018-08-17
Classified2018-08-24
Reported by FDA2018-09-05
Terminated2018-10-12
DistributedCA
Quantity60 retail
Reason classesundeclared allergen
Allergensmilk
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI00719196200353, 00719196200735
Lot numbers7.5

Product

Tipu's Chai - Sweetened Masala Chai, Net wt.7.5 oz. per box. UPC #: 7 19196 20035 3. Each box contains five single serve sachet packets of Chai Tea Latte. Single serve sachet Chai Tea Latte packets, net wt. 1.1 oz per packet. UPC 7 19196 20073 5. The LABEL of Sweetened Masala Chai is read in parts: "***SWEETENED MASALA CHAI add water + milk ***NET WT. 7.5 OZ ***INGREDIENTS: Organic dry cane syrup, black tea, organic spices. The LABEL of single serve sachet Chai Tea Latte packet is read in part "***CHAI TEA LATTE simply add water *** NETWT 1.1 OZ ***INGREDIENTS: Organic dry cane syrup, Milk powder (Concentrated nonfat milk, cream, lactose, sunflower lecithin, Vitamin A palmitate and Vitamin D3, Tocopherols (a natural source of Vitamin E to protect flavor)), Instantized black tea, Organice spices, Ginger.

Reason for recall

Product is recalled due to undeclared milk. Sweetened Masala Chai boxes contain five single serve sachet packets of Chai Tea Latte, which declares milk, but Sweetened Masala Chai boxes do not declare milk.

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