(CMR) Nearly 900,000 bags of Yogi Echinacea Immune Support tea are being recalled after officials detected excessive levels of pesticide residues.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a notice that 54,846 packs of East West Tea Company‘s Organic Yogi Echinacea Immune Support tea bags are being recalled because “pesticide residues were detected above action levels.”
Each pack includes 16 tea bags, and there are four packs per box, equating to 877,536 bags of tea.
The company said that it doesn't use pesticides in its farming, but it can drift onto its land if a neighboring farm is applying pesticides or chemical fertilizers.
Yogi also said that the traces of pesticides found in the Echinacea posed no risk of harm or illness but that the product did not meet its high-quality standards.
The affected products are marked with UPC number: 0 76950 45010 3. The CASE GTIN on the recalled products are 60076950450105 and 20076950450107.
The recalled lot numbers are #0000184330, #0000184853, #0000185098, #0000185100, #0000185383, #0000185385, #0000185387, #0000185389, #0000185434, #0000185436, #0000185828, #0000185830, #0000185832, #0000186519, #0000186521, #000184062, #0000186900, #0000186902, #0000186904, #0000187357, #0000187359, #0000187400, #0000187402, #0000187769, #0000188028, #0000188030, #0000188045, #0000188114, #0000186600, #0000186910, #0000187155, #0000184691, #0000184963, #0000185381, and #0000185518.