date:Apr 25, 2012
e of having high amounts of illegal pesticides in their teas. Local brands like Tenfu Tea and Richuns Tieguanyin 803 tea have been found to contain Methomyl and Endosulfan, which has been banned by the UN and the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, according toThe Diplomat. All the 18 brands tested by Greenpeace had at least three different kinds of pesticides.
While some of the local companies andUnilever have denied the allegations, this is not the first time tea has come under attack. Last fall,