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Default worried about pesticides in tea?

On Sep 17, 10:05 pm, Ankit Lochan > wrote:
> On Sep 16, 12:32 pm, Tea Sunrise > wrote:
>
> > Since a lot of the tea we drink comes from China and Indonesia, are
> > you ever worried that the tea leaves were sprayed with pesticides such
> > as DDT or other harmful chemicals? I'd hate to think that I could
> > be drinking a cup full of toxins or pesticides along with my EGCG.

>
> > Is the correct move to switch to organic teas? Does anyone really
> > know if tea bushes are completely safe for consumption?

>
> > Any input is highly appreciated. thanks.

>
> Organic Certificates are being sold by these certifying agencies at
> diffrent price tags like - if you pay a very high fees - you are
> organic within 6 months, if the amount paid is lower - 15 months, if
> still lower than 24 months..... the story goes on.. bottomline is if
> you have cash you can become organic real quick otherwise dont even
> think or imagine getting a certificate... it just wont happen - no
> matter how good you are...


Yep. Just like ISO certs for factories here in China. You pay off
the auditors, you get your ISO9000 or whatever you are going for.