# The Republic of Tea Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas Cardamom Cinnamon Tea Bags — TilliT proof check

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## Product

- **Brand:** The Republic of Tea
- **Product:** Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas Cardamom Cinnamon Tea Bags
- **GTIN:** 742676402220
- **Sold at:** republicoftea.com
- **Product page:** https://republicoftea.com/products/hallmark-countdown-to-christmas-cardamom-cinnamon-tea-bags
- **Assessment ID:** pta_4774e59bb68c4bb68bf2b57a52dc0402
- **Assessed:** 2026-10-29
- **Last reviewed:** n/a
- **Review mode:** Check complete · human review pending
- **Methodology version:** 2026.10.4
- **Canonical page:** https://tillit.world/p/pta_4774e59bb68c4bb68bf2b57a52dc0402

## Overall (safe to quote)

Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas Cardamom Cinnamon Tea Bags by The Republic of Tea — public trust assessment of 1 observed badge claim(s): Gluten-Free: Limited Public Support. These statuses reflect publicly available evidence only, not a review of the seller's own certificates or documents.

## Claims checked

### Gluten-Free

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 42/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Product tag: "Gluten Free"”
- **Certifier named:** GFCO
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a Gluten-Free claim with limited public support. Specifically, a certifier lists this brand as certified, but not this specific product, and 1 independent organisation published evidence relevant to this claim. Public evidence found is company-level, product-level. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. Under FDA's gluten-free labeling rule (21 CFR 101.91), this claim is voluntary and needs no third-party certification program or specific test method, but the product must meet the legal definition (under 20 ppm gluten). TilliT did not find independent public product-level testing or certification in the sources checked, so TilliT cannot independently confirm this claim today — that is a gap in public evidence, not a sign the label lacks legal support. For medical use, rely on the current package and your clinician's guidance. GFCO's standard: Stricter than the FDA's own <20 ppm labeling rule.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-28
- **Limitation:** Generic certifier-directory search skipped: a structured GFCO match already resolved this badge with higher confidence than a text-directory probe could add.
- **Limitation:** The GFCO product list names "Cardamom Cinnamon", which is the product family, not specifically "Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas Cardamom Cinnamon 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

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

## Machine-readable versions

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_Generated 2026-10-29T17:15:56+00:00 from assessment pta_4774e59bb68c4bb68bf2b57a52dc0402._