Overview
- The recall covers 250 g packs of Yerba Mate green (batch 0234) and white (batch 0144) with a best-before date of 04/2028.
- Analyses detected exceedances for anthraquinone and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, substances classified as toxic and in some cases possibly carcinogenic.
- Sales occurred via various retailers in Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt, Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
- Consumers are told not to drink the tea and to return or dispose of it, with returns typically accepted without a receipt and Orient Gate GmbH listed as the contact.
- Local authorities have barred sales of the affected lots, and reporting notes five additional tea products are also subject to recall measures.