Hello Tea Friends,
Today I found out some information on one of our ingredients that I wanted to immediately pass along.
I have been sourcing a vanilla bean infused black tea that was simply a blend of black teas, infused with vanilla bean since the very start of Felicity Loft. It’s the bedrock for the Vanilla Birch tea and is in the Mariner’s Chai blend as well. It was brought to my attention today that at some point in the last year our supplier's supplier switched to a blend that included natural and artificial flavoring, without making our supplier (and therefore us) aware of it.
While we know people feel differently about flavorings and we do use them sparingly in a few blends, we believe in transparency of ingredients so people can always make an informed decision about what they are ingesting. If any sort of flavoring is a deal breaker for you, check your product Lot Code (located on the back of the bag) and if the middle 2 numbers are “24”, let us know and will offer you a refund or replacement.
The teas impacted in the loose leaf, sachets, and variety boxes:
Vanilla Birch
Mariner’s Chai
While I am thankful that this isn't a major allergen issue, I’m extremely disappointed with the lack of accurate information and therefore will be discontinuing our relationship with this supplier. We've put all of those products out of stock on our site while we sort out the way to move forward.
I’ve already started working to source or blend a new vanilla black tea that has full transparency straight to the farm. Our plan is to hold the line on a non-flavored vanilla black tea for Felicity Loft but it will take us some time to make.
Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for your continued support.
-Megan
Felicity Loft