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7 Answers 7. Tea bags will be fine for at least a year in the pantry, but even long after that, they're still safe to consume. They just might change colour or flavour. If your tea has an expiration date then it's just for best quality, not safety. I've personally found tea bags sitting at the back of the pantry that were more than 3 years old, the packaging had even started to fade, and the tea was still fine. I just had to steep it for a little longer.
I am seeing this around me a lot. Leaving the tea bag in the cup for a long time is really not taking good care of your tea. Each tea has a certain brew time and after that the tea will not taste anymore as intended. In particular the dust in tea bags has an ultra short brewing time - in particular for black teas. The tea will start tasting bitter.