Boba Guys Black Tea Pearls

Lab tests18 chemicals measured in this product. See results
RecallsNo barcode on file, so recalls can't be matched to it.
AdditivesNo ingredient list on file.
TypicalFDA's tests of iced & bottle tea show what's typical. See levels
Others6 other iced & bottle tea products have lab results. Compare them

Lab results for this product

Measured in this product PlasticList (2024)

DEHP: 10 ppb (found in 2 of 3, highest 15). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 30 L (125 cups) a day of this; an adult at more than 100 liters.
One serving (1 cup):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit

Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
7 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 67% of them.
DEP (diethyl phthalate): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 19 ppb). Even at the highest sample, a toddler would need more than 100 liters a day to reach EPA's daily limit; an adult more than 100 liters.
One serving (1 cup):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
7 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 50% of them.
DMP (dimethyl phthalate): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 6.9 ppb). No US agency limit we can cite. 7 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 33% of them.
DEHT (DOTP): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 72 ppb). No US agency limit we can cite. 7 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 17% of them.
BPA (bisphenol A): 6 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 30). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at more than 100 liters a day of this; an adult at more than 100 liters.
One serving (1 cup):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit

Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
7 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the highest.

Not found above the lab's limit: BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate), DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate), DINP (diisononyl phthalate), DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate), DCHP (dicyclohexyl phthalate), DNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate), DIDP (diisodecyl phthalate), DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate), DEHA, DINCH, DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), BPS (bisphenol S), BPF (bisphenol F).

ppb = parts per billion. "Below the lab's limit" means the lab could not measure it reliably, not that it is absent.

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.

Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic (total), Perchlorate: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.

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. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

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