# Rishi Tea & Botanicals Onitsuka Shincha Haruto — TilliT proof check

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## Product

- **Brand:** Rishi Tea & Botanicals
- **Product:** Onitsuka Shincha Haruto
- **Sold at:** rishi-tea.com
- **Product page:** https://www.rishi-tea.com/products/onitsuka-shincha-haruto
- **Assessment ID:** pta_a992cbd9e4c54595a39bfa91415628ba
- **Assessed:** 2026-11-12
- **Last reviewed:** 2026-11-12
- **Review mode:** Check complete · human review verified
- **Methodology version:** 2026.10.4
- **Canonical page:** https://tillit.world/p/pta_a992cbd9e4c54595a39bfa91415628ba

## Overall (safe to quote)

Onitsuka Shincha Haruto by Rishi Tea & Botanicals — 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:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 40/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “of the first Shincha offerings of the season, this organic tea has a balanced profile with deep flavor and a”
- **Certifier named:** Quality Assurance International (via USDA Organic Integrity Database)
- **Safe citation wording:** Public evidence supports that Rishi Tea is listed as certified in the USDA Organic Integrity Database and that the company describes a commitment to organic cultivation, but this listing is company-level and not confirmed for this specific product. The product page displays an "organic" claim, and 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 for this product was not retrieved in this assessment.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-12-01
- **Limitation:** No structured ingredient list was available for this product; the risk-ingredient scan could not run. Absence of risk-ingredient flags does not confirm compliance.
- **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:** 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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## How to cite this

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_Generated 2026-11-12T14:58:27+00:00 from assessment pta_a992cbd9e4c54595a39bfa91415628ba._