Tea Board scraps Greenpeace India finding; says Indian teas well regarded world over
Updated: Aug 12, 2014 01:16:30pm
New Delhi, Aug 12 (KNN) Contradicting the findings of Greenpeace India, which says Indian Tea has high level of pesticides, the Tea Board of India said that all the samples tested comply with the Indian laws and regulations, designed to protect consumers.
“Indian teas are well regarded the world over and are totally safe following stringent standards,” it said.
The Tea Board of India would like to dispel any misconceptions about Indian tea in the eyes of consumers at large, it added.
Greenpeace India had said that the Indian tea is a national pride and it should not be the one linked to toxic chemicals with serious environmental and health risks. All stakeholders in the tea industry should come forward and take steps to safeguard the reputation of our national drink, reports media.
The Indian tea industry led by the Tea Board of India has been constantly taking steps to make tea cultivation even more sustainable and reduce reliance on synthetic plant protection products to ensure that Indian tea continues to meet the high standards consumers expect, Tea Board of India said in a statement yesterday.
Some of the steps taken by the board include: launch of trustea, an initiative which will have certified at least 50 million kilograms of tea by December 2014; The development of the Plan Protection Code to aid best practice in tea cultivation; and Identifying, and advocating for, even higher standards by partnering with the industry on a scientific pilot that will ascertain the feasibility of non-synthetic plant protection products for tea cultivation.
“Tea Board of India is open to collaborating with all stakeholders to help make tea production in India more sustainable in the long run. It was in this vein that Tea Board organized a seminar for Greenpeace to interact with the small growers in the tea sector recently,” the statement added.
In the interest of clarifying any concerns that may have arisen in the minds of consumers and other stakeholders, The Tea Board of India will make available all the factual information and responses on its website at www.teaboard.gov.in, the statement said. (KNN/SD)
“Indian teas are well regarded the world over and are totally safe following stringent standards,” it said.
The Tea Board of India would like to dispel any misconceptions about Indian tea in the eyes of consumers at large, it added.
Greenpeace India had said that the Indian tea is a national pride and it should not be the one linked to toxic chemicals with serious environmental and health risks. All stakeholders in the tea industry should come forward and take steps to safeguard the reputation of our national drink, reports media.
The Indian tea industry led by the Tea Board of India has been constantly taking steps to make tea cultivation even more sustainable and reduce reliance on synthetic plant protection products to ensure that Indian tea continues to meet the high standards consumers expect, Tea Board of India said in a statement yesterday.
Some of the steps taken by the board include: launch of trustea, an initiative which will have certified at least 50 million kilograms of tea by December 2014; The development of the Plan Protection Code to aid best practice in tea cultivation; and Identifying, and advocating for, even higher standards by partnering with the industry on a scientific pilot that will ascertain the feasibility of non-synthetic plant protection products for tea cultivation.
“Tea Board of India is open to collaborating with all stakeholders to help make tea production in India more sustainable in the long run. It was in this vein that Tea Board organized a seminar for Greenpeace to interact with the small growers in the tea sector recently,” the statement added.
In the interest of clarifying any concerns that may have arisen in the minds of consumers and other stakeholders, The Tea Board of India will make available all the factual information and responses on its website at www.teaboard.gov.in, the statement said. (KNN/SD)
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