Spoon Scout

Iced & Bottle Tea · barcode 00042187030265

Best Yet, Iced Tea

Best Yet · S. M. Flickinger Co., Inc.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives1 ingredient is banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of iced & bottle tea show what's typical. See levels
  • Others7 other iced & bottle tea products have lab results. Compare them

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-10-28). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) (E320)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E320. For limited uses. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
  • West Virginia: Banned from 2028-01-01 Food containing it is treated as adulterated in West Virginia from January 1, 2028. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source
  • Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source
  • Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
  • Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source

Typical for iced & bottle tea

FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Tea, from tea bag: found in 1 of 20, average 0.05, highest 1 ppb (2008-2012)

"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.

Not tested

No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

Ingredients (from the label)

WATER, SUGAR, INSTANT TEA, MALTODEXTRINS, CITRIC ACID, POWDER LEMON JUICE, NATURAL LEMON FLAVOR (SPRAY-DRIED LEMON PEEL OIL WITH BHA), 0.1% POTASSIUM SORBATE ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.

Compare with another product