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Default Herbal Teas Contain Contaminants, Mis-Labelled, Etc.

On 8/3/2011 7:56 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> A new study using DNA analysis shows many herbal teas
> contain ingrediants not listed on the label and
> contaminants.
>
> http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/?page=engine&id=1181
>
> The herbal products industry is a real cesspool, full
> of mom-and-pop companies and fly-by-night operators.
> You can't trust what the label says. As the study
> shows, you could literally be getting lawn clippings.




Herbal tea has always tasted like dirt to me. I love
tea made with fresh mint, but any of the pre-packaged
stuff is just awful including most of the locally made
(Boulder) Celestial Seasonings.

gloria p