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7 flavors of Sweet Leaf Tea recalled for glass fragments in bottles

Sweet Leaf Tea Company has issued a recall because broken glass may be found inside their bottles.
Label from recalled Sweet Leaf Original Tea (photo from Food and Drug Administration)
7 flavors of Sweet Leaf Tea recalled for glass fragments in bottles

Sweet Leaf Tea Company has issued a recall because broken glass may be found inside their bottles.

The company has received four complaints of glass found in the product, and no injuries were reported, according to the recall notice issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The recall involves seven flavors of Sweet Leaf Tea in 16-ounce bottles, with specific manufacture codes on the bottles. The affected bottles were distributed between February 27 and December 6, 2015, and have Best By dates ranging between June 30 and October 31, 2016.

“This was the result of glass breakage during the filling process,” said the company’s statement about the recall. “Consumers could potentially be cut or injured if ingested.”

The manufacturing code is on the shoulder just below the neck of the bottle.

7 flavors of Sweet Leaf Tea recalled for glass fragments in bottles

Sweet Leaf Tea is sold at Hy-Vee stores in Moline and Davenport, according to the Sweet Leaf Tea website. All recalled products are being removed from store shelves, the Sweet Leaf Tea Company statement said.

Customers who have the affected bottles should not drink the product; you can return it to the store for a refund or call Sweet Leaf to request a replacement at 1-877-832-5323 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

These flavors and manufacture codes are affected, in glass bottles only:

Sweet Leaf Flavor Manufacture Code Manufacture Date Best By Date Bottle Label UPC
Raspberry 022615057WC402
042315113WC402
042415114WC402
060415155WC402
2/26/15
4/23/15
4/24/15
6/5/15
6/30/16
8/31/16
8/31/16
10/31/16
6-51538-06703-6
Half and Half Lemonade Tea 022715058WC402
042315113WC402
060315154WC402
2/27/15
4/23/15
6/3/15
6/30/16
8/31/16
10/31/16
6-51538-06708-1
Original 022615057WC402
042514115WC402
042415114WC402
060315154WC402
2/26/15
4/25/15
4/24/15
6/3/15
6/30/16
8/31/16
8/31/16
10/31/16
6-51538-06700-5
Green Tea w/Citrus 022715058WC402
042415114WC402
060415155WC402
2/27/15
4/24/15
6/4/15
6/30/16
8/31/16
10/31/16
6-51538-06720-3
Sweet leaf Tea Peach 022615057WC402
042315113WC402
060415155WC402
2/26/15
4/23/15
6/4/15
6/30/16
8/31/16
10/31/16
6-51538-06704-3
 Mint & Honey 022715058WC402
042415114WC402
060415155WC402
2/27/15
4/24/15
6/4/15
6/30/16
8/31/16
10/31/16
6-51538-06701-2

 

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