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GT's Living Foods Synergy Raw Kombucha Multi-Green Recall: High Microcystins Found

GT's Living Foods recalls Synergy Raw Kombucha Multi-Green due to high microcystin levels detected in FDA samples. Consumers should check product UPC 7 22430 14016 2 for affected lots.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0137-2021FoodGT's Living Foods ›
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Recalling firmGT's Living Foods4646 Hampton St · Vernon, CA 90058-2116
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GT's Living Foods is recalling Synergy raw kombucha Multi-Green due to high levels of microcystins found in FDA samples. Drinking this kombucha could pose a health risk from the detected toxins. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/15025-gt-s-living-foods-synergy-raw-kombucha-multi-green-recall.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/15025-gt-s-living-foods-synergy-raw-kombucha-multi-green-recall · Updated October 4, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0137-2021

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“GT's Living Foods Synergy Raw Kombucha Multi-Green Recall: High Microcystins Found.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/15025-gt-s-living-foods-synergy-raw-kombucha-multi-green-recall. Based on FDA recall #F-0137-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0137-2021%22&limit=1).

GT's Living Foods LLC voluntarily recalled Synergy raw kombucha - Multi-Green due to high levels of microcystins found by the FDA, according to an FDA recall announcement on November 13, 2020. The Food and Drug Administration issued the Class II recall for products distributed in Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

How to tell if you have it

  • Synergy raw kombucha - Multi-Green
  • 16 fl. oz. (473 mL)
  • UPC 7 22430 14016 2
  • Lot 2028B2ES2 - Use By Date 12/18/2020
  • Lot 0628B1ET1- Use By Date 12/4/2020
  • Lot 1228B1ES2 - Use By Date 12/10/2020

The hazard

FDA sampling found high levels of microcystins in the Kombucha Multi Green product. The recall is classified as Class II.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Superfoods Live it Up Super Greens Recall: Salmonella Contamination Risk (2026-01-15) and Green Jeeva Organic Moringa Powder Recall: Salmonella Risk (2026-07-08). Additional similar product recalls listed are Triple B COKE FARM Green Beans Recall: Potential Chemical Contamination (2025-10-29).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the UPC 7 22430 14016 2 on the product label. Affected lots include 2028B2ES2 (use by 12/18/2020), 0628B1ET1 (use by 12/4/2020), and 1228B1ES2 (use by 12/10/2020).

  • Brand
    GT's Living Foods
  • Product
    Synergy raw kombucha - Multi-Green; 16 fl. oz. (473 mL) UPC 7 22430 14016 2 GT's Living Foods LLC Beverly Hills, CA
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product UPC

    Look for the UPC 7 22430 14016 2 on the kombucha bottle to identify affected lots.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “CT, MD, NH, NJ, PA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Nov 13, 202012. FDA classified it Class II: Nov 24, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 2, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Jan 27, 2021420202021
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0137-2021 (November 13, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0137-2021 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 4, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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