# The Republic of Tea Hibiscus Elderberry Tea Bags — TilliT proof check

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## Product

- **Brand:** The Republic of Tea
- **Product:** Hibiscus Elderberry Tea Bags
- **Sold at:** republicoftea.com
- **Product page:** https://www.republicoftea.com/products/hibiscus-elderberry-tea-bags
- **Assessment ID:** pta_10b99f84559a4c21be70fbb7b3186808
- **Assessed:** 2026-11-13
- **Last reviewed:** n/a
- **Review mode:** Not final · review pending  
  ⚠️ At least one claim here is **preliminary** — a person is still reviewing it; see the per-claim status.
- **Methodology version:** 2026.10.4
- **Canonical page:** https://tillit.world/p/pta_10b99f84559a4c21be70fbb7b3186808

## Overall (safe to quote)

Hibiscus Elderberry Tea Bags by The Republic of Tea — public trust assessment of 1 observed badge claim(s): Organic: Limited Public Support. These statuses reflect publicly available evidence only, not a review of the seller's own certificates or documents.

## Claims checked

### Organic

- **Status:** Preliminary — a person is still reviewing this (`preliminary`)
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Teas Shop by Benefit or Certification Regenerative Organic Certified® Tea Organic Certified Tea Kosher Certified”
- **Certifier named:** Quality Assurance International (via USDA Organic Integrity Database)
- **Safe citation wording:** Preliminary — awaiting TilliT review: Public evidence found for this organic claim is brand- and company-level: a certifier lists the brand as certified, and an independent registry lists the company behind the claim as certified, but neither confirms certification for this specific product. The claim's wording corresponds to the USDA National Organic Program's 'organic' labeling category, which requires at least 95% organic content and may display the official organic seal. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-12-02
- **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Quality Assurance International (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) match already resolved this badge with higher confidence than a text-directory probe could add.
- **Limitation:** The Quality Assurance International (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) product list names "Elderberry Tea", which is the product family, not specifically "Hibiscus Elderberry Tea Bags"; no exact-item upgrade was made.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.

## Not claimed on this page

Gluten-Free, Allergen-Free, Vegan, Non-GMO, Fair Trade.

## Machine-readable versions

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_Generated 2026-11-14T00:00:06+00:00 from assessment pta_10b99f84559a4c21be70fbb7b3186808._