 good stuff in tea
On Apr 20, 1:31 am, niisonge <niiso...m> wrote:
> Speaking of good stuff in tea....
>
> Just for fun, I decided to check exactly what some of the pesticides
> were used on tea in China.
>
> And the verdict....
> It's all good stuff, so drink up!!!
>
> Here's the list:
>
> 2005 Maximum Pesticide Residue Allowable Limits for Food Products -
> Tea Leaf Guidelines
>
> 1. ÁùÁùÁù Lindane 0.2
> 2. µÎµÎÌé DDT 0.2
> 3. ÂÈÇè¾Õõ¥ Cypermethrin 20
> 4. äåÇè¾Õõ¥ Decamethrin 10
> 5. ÒÒõ£¼×°·Á× Orthene 0.1
> 6. ɱêÔÁòÁ× Folithion n/a
> 7. ·úÇèÎì¾Õõ¥ Flucythrinate 20 (red,green tea)
> 8. ÂȾÕõ¥ Permethrin 20 (red, green tea)
> 9. ÇèÎì¾Õõ¥ Fenvalerate, Sumicidin n/a
> 10. ÈýÂÈɱòý´¼ Kelthane n/a
> 11. ¼×°·Á× Acephatemet, Methamidophos n/a
>
> Notes£º
> 1. Numbers indicate maximum allowable limits of pesticide residues in
> (mg/Kg)
> 2. n/a: no data available.
> 3. This standard came into effect on Oct. 1, 2005, effective for 1
> year.
> 4. Don't know what the 2008 standard is, but you can be sure it has
> changed since then.
> 5. Of tea samples tested and more than 24 types of pesticide residues
> were found in various samples. No info on what the other pesticides
> are.
> 6. Acephatemet banned from use in China January, 2004.
>
> I will leave you guys to check on your own what each of these
> pesticides are, and their potential health effects, etc.
> One other point I should make though, is that this is 2005. That's
> ancient history now. Now, because of stringent Japanese and EU import
> restrictions, the tea business has changed in China, and some of
> these pesticides are perhaps no longer used. But even tea farmers
> themselves are often not clear which pesticides can be used on tea
> plants. And some pesticide containers are sometimes not clearly
> marked, or have prohibited ingredients mixed in - which confounds the
> problem.
Standards in China are questionable compared to requirements here in
the US.
Shen | 
