No Luck Getting a Letter from Tazo

January 19, 2010

I like Tazo green ginger tea, but unfortunately noticed that they list " natural flavors " as one of the ingredients.I think their only legal tea at this point is the organic chai. Too bad, they just lost a customer.

Here is their response to my inquiry:

While we understand that some customers may have a need to know specific ingredient information prior to consuming a product, we are unable to provide more in-depth information than what is currently available in the ingredient statement. Spice and flavor information is proprietary to our formulations, and the ingredient statement meets FDA guidelines for disclosing major allergens. If there are concerns about this product possibly containing or having been exposed to an ingredient that you do not wish to consume, we would recommend that product not be consumed.

Kind regards,

Gwen J.

Tazo Customer Relations

January 19, 2010

This is a common response from companies, which is another reason for the

" make your own, make your own, make your own! "

My thought would be to make some ginger tea (slice fresh ginger, simmer

it in pure water for about ten minutes, strain). Then brew some green

tea. Mix them together. You may have to play with the amounts of each

until you get the combination you like.

I got caught on that when the hamburger place I like started serving

raspberry tea... with, of course, undisclosed spices and so forth.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

At 04:45 PM 1/19/2010, you wrote:

I like Tazo green ginger tea, but unfortunately noticed that they list

" natural flavors " as one of the ingredients.

I think their only legal tea at this point is the organic chai. Too bad,

they just lost a customer.

Here is their response to my inquiry:

While we understand that some customers may have a need to know specific

ingredient information prior to consuming a product, we are unable to

provide more in-depth information than what is currently available in the

ingredient statement. Spice and flavor information is proprietary to our

formulations, and the ingredient statement meets FDA guidelines for

disclosing major allergens. If there are concerns about this product

possibly containing or having been exposed to an ingredient that you do

not wish to consume, we would recommend that product not be

consumed.

Kind regards,

Gwen J.

Tazo Customer Relations

January 19, 2010

Gwen,

I think the Tazo organic chai has “natural flavors” or “natural

spices” listed as last ingredient L

I drink the Tazo Awake which is supposed to be only

black tea and nothing else …

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of jschneider

Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:46 PM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: No Luck Getting a Letter from Tazo

I like Tazo green ginger tea, but unfortunately noticed that they list

" natural flavors " as one of the ingredients.

I think their only legal tea at this point is the organic

chai. Too bad, they just lost a customer.

Here is their response to my inquiry:

While we

understand that some customers may have a need to know specific ingredient

information prior to consuming a product, we are unable to provide more

in-depth information than what is currently available in the ingredient

statement. Spice and flavor information is proprietary to our formulations, and

the ingredient statement meets FDA guidelines for disclosing major allergens.

If there are concerns about this product possibly containing or having been

exposed to an ingredient that you do not wish to consume, we would recommend

that product not be consumed.

Kind

regards,

Gwen J.

Tazo

Customer Relations

January 19, 2010

No, it doesn't. All spices are listed individually at least on my two packages.MaraGwen,I think the Tazo organic chai has “natural flavors” or “natural spices” listed as last ingredient LI drink the Tazo Awake which is supposed to be only black tea and nothing else … From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of jschneiderSent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:46 PMTo: BTVC-SCD Subject: No Luck Getting a Letter from Tazo I like Tazo green ginger tea, but unfortunately noticed that they list "natural flavors" as one of the ingredients. I think their only legal tea at this point is the organic chai. Too bad, they just lost a customer. Here is their response to my inquiry: While we understand that some customers may have a need to know specific ingredient information prior to consuming a product, we are unable to provide more in-depth information than what is currently available in the ingredient statement. Spice and flavor information is proprietary to our formulations, and the ingredient statement meets FDA guidelines for disclosing major allergens. If there are concerns about this product possibly containing or having been exposed to an ingredient that you do not wish to consume, we would recommend that product not be consumed. Kind regards, Gwen J. Tazo Customer Relations

January 19, 2010

Mara,

We must be looking at different boxes, the one I looked at

yesterday at Starbucks .. they have introduced their new Tazo loose leaf teas

did … L

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of Mara

Schiffren

Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:08 PM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: Re: No Luck Getting a Letter from Tazo

No, it doesn't. All spices are listed individually at least on my two

packages.

Mara

Gwen,

I think the Tazo organic chai has “natural flavors” or “natural

spices” listed as last ingredient L

I drink the Tazo Awake which is supposed to be only black tea and nothing else …

From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of jschneider

Sent: Tuesday, January 19,

2010 2:46 PM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: No

Luck Getting a Letter from Tazo

I like Tazo green ginger tea, but unfortunately noticed that they list

" natural flavors " as one of the ingredients.

I think their only legal tea at this point is the organic

chai. Too bad, they just lost a customer.

Here is their response to my inquiry:

While we understand that some customers may have a need to know

specific ingredient information prior to consuming a product, we are unable to

provide more in-depth information than what is currently available in the

ingredient statement. Spice and flavor information is proprietary to our

formulations, and the ingredient statement meets FDA guidelines for disclosing

major allergens. If there are concerns about this product possibly containing

or having been exposed to an ingredient that you do not wish to consume, we

would recommend that product not be consumed.

Kind regards,

Gwen

J.

Tazo Customer Relations

January 19, 2010

You're right. I'm looking at the tea bags, not loose leaf tea - which are okay that way.Also, sometimes these things differ regionally, we've found. MaraMara,We must be looking at different boxes, the one I looked at yesterday at Starbucks .. they have introduced their new Tazo loose leaf teas did … L From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of Mara SchiffrenSent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:08 PMTo: BTVC-SCD Subject: Re: No Luck Getting a Letter from Tazo No, it doesn't. All spices are listed individually at least on my two packages. Mara Gwen,I think the Tazo organic chai has “natural flavors” or “natural spices” listed as last ingredient LI drink the Tazo Awake which is supposed to be only black tea and nothing else … From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of jschneiderSent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:46 PMTo: BTVC-SCD Subject: No Luck Getting a Letter from Tazo I like Tazo green ginger tea, but unfortunately noticed that they list "natural flavors" as one of the ingredients. I think their only legal tea at this point is the organic chai. Too bad, they just lost a customer. Here is their response to my inquiry: While we understand that some customers may have a need to know specific ingredient information prior to consuming a product, we are unable to provide more in-depth information than what is currently available in the ingredient statement. Spice and flavor information is proprietary to our formulations, and the ingredient statement meets FDA guidelines for disclosing major allergens. If there are concerns about this product possibly containing or having been exposed to an ingredient that you do not wish to consume, we would recommend that product not be consumed. Kind regards, Gwen J. Tazo Customer Relations

January 19, 2010

Thanks for the recipe. I wonder if mixing ground dehydrated ginger with green tea leaves and bagging it myself would work also? I'll have to experiment.On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Wizop Marilyn L. Alm wrote:

This is a common response from companies, which is another reason for the

" make your own, make your own, make your own! "

My thought would be to make some ginger tea (slice fresh ginger, simmer

it in pure water for about ten minutes, strain). Then brew some green

tea. Mix them together. You may have to play with the amounts of each

until you get the combination you like.

I got caught on that when the hamburger place I like started serving

raspberry tea... with, of course, undisclosed spices and so forth.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

At 04:45 PM 1/19/2010, you wrote:

I like Tazo green ginger tea, but unfortunately noticed that they list

" natural flavors " as one of the ingredients.

I think their only legal tea at this point is the organic chai. Too bad,

they just lost a customer.

Here is their response to my inquiry:

While we understand that some customers may have a need to know specific

ingredient information prior to consuming a product, we are unable to

provide more in-depth information than what is currently available in the

ingredient statement. Spice and flavor information is proprietary to our

formulations, and the ingredient statement meets FDA guidelines for

disclosing major allergens. If there are concerns about this product

possibly containing or having been exposed to an ingredient that you do

not wish to consume, we would recommend that product not be

consumed.

Kind regards,

Gwen J.

Tazo Customer Relations

January 19, 2010

At 08:46 PM 1/19/2010, you wrote:

Thanks for the recipe. I wonder

if mixing ground dehydrated ginger with green tea leaves and bagging it

myself would work also? I'll have to experiment.

I've made ginger tea with powdered ginger. Again, you'd have to

experiment to get the proportion of ginger and green tea that you

like.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

January 19, 2010

I like Tazo green ginger tea, but unfortunately noticed that they list

" natural flavors " as one of the ingredients.

IT wasn't Tazo, but a couple of weeks ago I was looking for some more

variety of teas for the ladies who come to my house for lunch and

sewing once a month. They like these flavored kinds, I don't of

cours trust them. One box had several kinds of flavored teas in

them, and I noticed that they all said things like " peach flavor

derived from soy lecithin " !!!!! Now, who would ever have thought

they'd get " peach " flavor from that! No wonder years ago when I

tried a few of these I found I didn't get along with them at all.

January 20, 2010

Yes, you really have to be vigilant and read all the labels. As Mara and just found out there is even a difference between Tazo bagged and loose tea of the same type.I'm not sure how they would derive peach flavor from soy lecithin either. It's amazing how they can fractionate foods these days and turn them into other foods.

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