Australia s supermarket giants have recalled a popular herbal tea amid fears it contains a dangerous chemical.
Food Standards Australia has urged Woolworths, Coles and IGA s to recall Nerada Organics Lemon and Ginger Organic Herbal Infusion Tea after ethylene oxide contamination was found inside its tea bags.
Consumers are warned not to drink the tea with Best Before dates from 08/01/23 to 22/01/23 due to the product potentially causing illness or injury.
The Nerada tea bags (pictured) were sold in Woolworths, Coles and IGA stories nationwide
Ethylene oxide exposure can cause local irritation of the skin, eyes, and upper respiratory tract, affect the nervous system and in extreme long-term cases with continued exposure to the chemical has also been associated with increases in cancer rates, according to NSW Health.