Tea is both an agricultural product and a food. When tea is in the production area or in a rough processing plant, it is referred to as an agricultural product. When it is transported to a refined processing plant or packaging plant, it is considered food. When tea is considered food, it must be managed according to food regulations. Safety comes first, flavor comes second.
What needs to be managed for tea as food?
This includes pesticide residues, moisture content, and foreign matter.
Is tea safe after inspection?
Not necessarily, because the inspection only guarantees the safety of the samples tested. There is a certain chance of violation due to sampling errors. The tea visited by Youshan Tea undergoes comprehensive inspection two or more times. Tea is inspected at least once when it enters the warehouse and again when it is shelved for sale.
Are pesticides bad?
Just like people catching a cold and needing medicine for treatment, tea is the same. When tea trees are sick, they are given appropriate treatment, which not only ensures the health of the tea trees but also guarantees flavor and yield. The worst thing is irrational use.
Why do different countries have different pesticide residue standards?
This is due to different dietary habits and trade barriers.
What is the relationship between different dietary habits and pesticide residues?
Assuming that everyone can consume a certain amount of pesticides daily, countries will allocate pesticides according to dietary proportions. For example, if rice is consumed regularly, the pesticide residue limit for rice can be higher. The less consumed food, the lower the allowed pesticide residue.
What is the relationship between trade barriers and pesticide residues?
If Pesticide A is produced in Country A, then Country A will have a high allowable limit for this pesticide residue. For example, for Chlorpyrifos, Taiwan allows 2ppm, while the EU allows 50ppm.
What is pesticide residue exceeding the standard?
Each pesticide sets different residue limits for different crops. If the residue exceeds this standard for a crop, it is considered to exceed the standard and is deemed illegal.
What are banned pesticides?
If a pesticide is used on a tea tree to kill insects and the ingredient chlorpyrifos is found in the tea, it is considered banned. Therefore, each crop has suitable pesticides for use. Even if pesticides have similar effects, they cannot be used interchangeably on crops.
How should pesticides be used?
Pesticides naturally degrade in plants. As long as they are used according to the instructions and harvested safely several days after the safety harvest period, they are safe.
Which Asian country has the most pesticide regulations and the lowest residue limits?
Taiwan
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