problems from drinking kombucha tea

April 1996

The FDA is concerned about possible problems from drinking kombucha tea.

This has become a big fad. Thousands are drinking this tea...and passing it along to their family and friends...and even talking it up on the Internet.

Kombucha is called a "mushroom"...but it's actually a gelatinous blob of yeast and bacteria. It's mixed with sweetened black tea...and fermented for about a week.

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