On Apr 20, 1:31 am, niisonge 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