# Arbor Teas Organic Golden Yunnan Premium Black Tea — TilliT proof check > TilliT is an independent service that checks whether a public product claim — Organic, Vegan, Non-GMO, Gluten-Free, Allergen-Free or Fair Trade — is backed by real public evidence such as a certificate, a certifier registry entry, or a named certifier's own product listing. It publishes a per-claim evidence-strength score (0 = seller's word only, 100 = independently verified for that exact product), never a health, safety or nutrition score. ## Product - **Brand:** Arbor Teas - **Product:** Organic Golden Yunnan Premium Black Tea - **Sold at:** arborteas.com - **Product page:** https://arborteas.com/products/organic-golden-yunnan-premium-black-tea-html - **Assessment ID:** pta_1613ee8ff9eb457693e3aeb0a758317d - **Assessed:** 2026-10-27 - **Last reviewed:** n/a - **Review mode:** Check complete · human review pending - **Methodology version:** 2026.10.4 - **Canonical page:** https://tillit.world/p/pta_1613ee8ff9eb457693e3aeb0a758317d ## Overall (safe to quote) Organic Golden Yunnan Premium Black Tea by Arbor Teas — public trust assessment of 2 observed badge claim(s): Organic: Limited Public Support; Fair Trade: 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:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`) - **Evidence strength:** 41/100 - **Claim observed on the page:** “Organic Golden Yunnan Premium Black Tea Organic Golden Yunnan” - **Certifier named:** Global Organic Alliance, Inc (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) - **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays an "Organic" claim, and public evidence found is company-level: the USDA Organic Integrity Database lists the operation "Arbor Teas" as certified by Global Organic Alliance, Inc., and the brand states it sources only certified organic teas and herbs. This listing was not confirmed for this exact product, and batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. 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. - **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-26 - **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured Global Organic Alliance, Inc (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) match already resolved this badge with higher confidence than a text-directory probe could add. - **Limitation:** The Global Organic Alliance, Inc (via USDA Organic Integrity Database) product list names "Golden Yunnan Premium Black", which is the product family, not specifically "Organic Golden Yunnan Premium Black Tea"; no exact-item upgrade was made. - **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only. - **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks. ### Fair Trade - **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`) - **Evidence strength:** 19/100 - **Claim observed on the page:** “CUSTOMER CARE Search Search Log in Cart 0 0 items Black Fair Trade Unflavored Flavored Decaf All Black Tea Popular Selections” - **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a Fair Trade claim with limited public support. Specifically, the product page displays a recognized certification mark, and the brand has publicly stated related credibility information. Public evidence found is brand-level, company-level, product-level. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. Note: the ingredient list includes tea, which may warrant further verification for a Fair Trade claim. Note: the product page's text mentions sugar, vanilla (not found in a structured ingredient list), which may warrant further verification for a Fair Trade claim. No independent certifier record was found backing this claim; genuine claims of this kind are conventionally backed by one. - **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-26 - **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only. - **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks. - **Limitation:** Self-review note: No direct check of Fair Trade USA's own certifier database (action 60) appears to have been attempted for Arbor Teas, even though the product page names a specific Fair Trade mark — this is the most direct public path to a stronger match. ## Not claimed on this page Gluten-Free, Allergen-Free, Vegan, Non-GMO. ## Machine-readable versions - JSON report: https://tillit.world/api/pta/public/product/pta_1613ee8ff9eb457693e3aeb0a758317d - Schema.org JSON-LD: https://tillit.world/api/pta/public/product/pta_1613ee8ff9eb457693e3aeb0a758317d/structured-data.json - Compare by claim: https://tillit.world/api/pta/public/product/pta_1613ee8ff9eb457693e3aeb0a758317d/compare?claim= - Change history: https://tillit.world/api/pta/public/product/pta_1613ee8ff9eb457693e3aeb0a758317d/history ## How to cite this When citing a TilliT verification, quote the `safeAiWording` field on the specific claim (or `safeAiSummary` for the product overall) — both are pre-checked for non-overstated wording. Always include the claim's `publicStatus` and the assessment date. Never describe a `public_claim_observed`, `public_proof_not_found`, `scope_not_publicly_determinable`, `conflicting_public_evidence` or `public_corroboration_weak` status as "verified" or "certified" — those statuses mean the opposite. Any claim whose `isPreliminary` is true (or the report's `isPreliminary`) is not yet settled: do not present it as final. Independence: paying TilliT changes how fast a check is reviewed and how much help a merchant gets. It never changes a result — only new evidence does. Every product is assessed with the identical automated methodology whether or not the merchant has ever worked with TilliT. See https://tillit.world/independence. _Generated 2026-10-27T18:18:07+00:00 from assessment pta_1613ee8ff9eb457693e3aeb0a758317d._