All Stash Tea products are all natural, meaning the natural flavor(s) or natural flavoring used have been derived from natural sources. There are no artificial flavorings, colors, sweeteners or preservatives used in our products.
According to the Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR), the term natural flavor means “the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
Furthermore, our Kosher Parve certification precludes the use of meat, poultry, dairy and shellfish derived ingredients, and our allergen control program precludes the use of egg, milk and fish derived ingredients.Together, these certifications cover and prevent the use of any natural flavorings that contain ingredients of or derived from meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, and dairy products.