I recently came across an article in a local newspaper about people
adding chemicals to their TieGuanYin to improve the appearance. I'm
not exactly sure which chemicals (pigments, perhaps) they are putting
in, but they did specify that TGY from the Xiping area contains a large
amount of additives which could be hazardous to your health.

Anyway, buyer beware.

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"Mydnight" > wrote:

> I recently came across an article in a local newspaper about people
> adding chemicals to their TieGuanYin to improve the appearance.

The practice of adding adulterants to tea to improve it's
appearance is at least two centuries old. In the 19th
century most teas available in the US contained
additives - mostly coloring agents, and to add weight.

>The practice of adding adulterants to tea to improve it's
>appearance is at least two centuries old. In the 19th
>century most teas available in the US contained
>additives - mostly coloring agents, and to add weight.

Oh, I'm quite aware of that. But, in the US, we at least have the FDA
to regulate whether the agents will cause disease or cancer. China has
recently had a huge problem with additives in food and other things.
First it was pork...then it was fish...now it's chickens....tea.

I read an article in a newspaper here the other day about the
containers they use with fast food here...they contain more than 6
times the accepted level of lead heavy metals.

Scary thinking....am I living in the right country? heh.

Mydnight wrote:
> I recently came across an article in a local newspaper about
> people adding chemicals to their TieGuanYin to improve the
> appearance. I'm not exactly sure which chemicals (pigments,
> perhaps) they are putting in, but they did specify that TGY from
> the Xiping area contains a large amount of additives which could
> be hazardous to your health.
>
> Anyway, buyer beware.

Does TieGuanYin from Gande have additives?

Mydnight wrote:
>>The practice of adding adulterants to tea to improve it's
>>appearance is at least two centuries old. In the 19th
>>century most teas available in the US contained
>>additives - mostly coloring agents, and to add weight.
>
>
> Oh, I'm quite aware of that. But, in the US, we at least have the FDA
> to regulate whether the agents will cause disease or cancer.

Ummm....no, we don't.

>Does TieGuanYin from Gande have additives?

Probably, but within "safe levels" or whatever that means. The stuff
from Xiping was said to have 6 times above the safe level. Apparently,
someone had afternoon tea and died after whatever was added into the
tea complicated an existing medical condition.

Ourania Zabuhu:

>Ummm....no, we don't.

http://www.fda.gov

You should check it out sometime.

Hey Midnight,

Could you let us know what is your Chinese source about the Xi Ping
TGY/additive, and that death due to the additive, we would very much
like to check it out.

Thanks!

SEb


Mydnight wrote:
> >Does TieGuanYin from Gande have additives?
>
> Probably, but within "safe levels" or whatever that means. The stuff
> from Xiping was said to have 6 times above the safe level. Apparently,
> someone had afternoon tea and died after whatever was added into the
> tea complicated an existing medical condition.

>>>>Pilo_ wrote:
>>>>
>>>>The practice of adding adulterants to tea to improve it's
>>>>appearance is at least two centuries old. In the 19th
>>>>century most teas available in the US contained
>>>>additives - mostly coloring agents, and to add weight.
> >>
>>>Mydnight wrote:
>>>
>>>Oh, I'm quite aware of that. But, in the US, we at least have the FDA
>>>to regulate whether the agents will cause disease or cancer.
>>
>>Ourania Zabuhu wrote:
>>
>>Ummm....no, we don't.
>
>Mydnight wrote:
>
> Ourania Zabuhu:
>
> >>Ummm....no, we don't.
>
>http://www.fda.gov
>
>You should check it out sometime.


Thank you, Mydnight. And I hope you'll check out:

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http://www.adrugrecall.com/naproxen/index.html

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http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/comm/cfh.html

http://www.mindfully.org/Health/Aspa...tions-1993.htm

Etc.

Surely, it was in one of the newspapers from GZ a few weeks ago, I
think. I have it around here somewhere and when I find it, I'll send
you the edition details.

I think I respect a website that has a .gov suffix more than some
consumer safety watchdog sites, thanks.