My Chai Inc

Recall #F-0106-2025 · Initiated 2024-08-21

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What happened

My Chai Inc is recalling their Chai Tea Concentrate Original because the product's acidity level was higher than safe standards and production records were missing. This affects about 19,000 half-gallon bottles distributed nationwide.

Who is at risk

Anyone who has consumed this product could potentially be at risk, as improper acidity levels in shelf-stable beverages can allow harmful bacteria to grow.

What to do

Check your home for My Chai Chai Tea Concentrate Original bottles (look for the company address 1110 SE Centennial St. Suite 6, Bend, OR 97702). Do not use the product; contact My Chai Inc or the FDA with the product's expiration date if you have questions about whether your bottle is affected.

Product

MyChai Chai Tea Concentrate Original. Product is packaged in plastic (HDPE) 1/2gallon bottle, cap has a foil liner that is induction sealed during the bottling process. Shelf stable 3 year expiration from date of manufacture. Ingredients: Water, Sugar, Organic Black Tea, Organic Spices, Molasses, Vanilla Extract, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors. Made by: MyChai, Inc. 1110 SE Centennial St. Suite 6, Bend, OR 97702 USAGE: Please use 1:1 with milk or soy. Up until fall of 2023, expiration dates were 2 years from the date of production. In the fall of 2023 expiration dates were extended an additional year to 3 years from the production date.

Reason for recall

Acidified Chai Tea products are recalled because pH was found above 4.1 and lack production record.

Quantity affected

19,061 jugs

Distribution

Nationwide

Lot / code info

Batch numbers and Expiration Dates: RC080321-MCO 8/3/23 RC110121-MCO 11/1/23 RC120521-MCO 12/5/23 RC020322-MCO 2/3/24 AH050322-MCO 5/2/24 AH061022-MCO 6/9/24 RC081222-MCO 8/11/24 RC122120-MCO 12/21/22 RC012320-MCO 1/22/22 RC111822-MCO 11/17/24 RC112322-MCO 11/22/24 RC120322-MCO 12/2/24 RC120922-MCO 12/8/24 RC022023-MCO 2/19/25 RC060123-MCO 5/31/25 RC101923-MCO 110/18/26 RC112823-MCO 11/27/26 RC122023-MCO 12/19/26 RC052124-MCO 5/21/27

Voluntary / mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification

Telephone

Terminated

2026-02-03