The Tea Board of India, after having reviewed the findings of the Greenpeace study, has confirmed that all the samples tested comply with the Indian laws and regulations, designed to protect consumers and that Indian teas are well regarded world over and are totally safe following stringent standards.
The Tea Board sought to dispel misconceptions about Indian tea in the eyes of consumers at large and stated that the Indian tea industry —led by the Tea Board of India — has been constantly taking steps to make tea cultivation even more sustainable while reducing reliance on synthetic plant protection products to ensure that Indian tea continues to meet the high standards consumers expect.
These steps include: The launch of ‘trustea,’ an initiative that 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 (http://www.teaboard.gov.in/pdf/notice/Plant_Protection_Code.pdf): 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.
The Tea Board of India is open to collaborating with all stakeholders to help make tea production in India more sustainable in the long run, and it was in this vein that the Tea Board organised a seminar for Greenpeace to interact with the small growers in the tea sector recently.
In the interest of clarifying any concerns that may have arisen in the minds of consumers and other stakeholders, the Tea Board of India would make available all the factual information and responses on its website at www.teaboard.gov.in, according to a release by the Tea Board of India on Wednesday.
The Tea Board sought to dispel misconceptions about Indian tea in the eyes of consumers at large and stated that the Indian tea industry —led by the Tea Board of India — has been constantly taking steps to make tea cultivation even more sustainable while reducing reliance on synthetic plant protection products to ensure that Indian tea continues to meet the high standards consumers expect.
These steps include: The launch of ‘trustea,’ an initiative that 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 (http://www.teaboard.gov.in/pdf/notice/Plant_Protection_Code.pdf): 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.
The Tea Board of India is open to collaborating with all stakeholders to help make tea production in India more sustainable in the long run, and it was in this vein that the Tea Board organised a seminar for Greenpeace to interact with the small growers in the tea sector recently.
In the interest of clarifying any concerns that may have arisen in the minds of consumers and other stakeholders, the Tea Board of India would make available all the factual information and responses on its website at www.teaboard.gov.in, according to a release by the Tea Board of India on Wednesday.