Tea has been implicated in highly toxic pesticide residues Shanghai multi-supermarket without shelves

Tea was alleged to have highly toxic pesticide residues, the relevant products have not yet been off the shelf, the public questions--just bought the Lixin Jasmine tea can still drink? Hu Xiaojing Chen Jichunlai is drinking tea, but a new survey released yesterday by an international environmental group has left "tea families" out of the way.　　The survey shows: the Lipton brand green tea, jasmine tea and tieguanyin purchased randomly from several supermarkets in Beijing have been tested by the state-qualified third party laboratories, which contain the high toxicity pesticides banned by the Ministry of Agriculture in the use of tea trees. The problem of pesticide residues is not only Lipton report that the total detected 17 kinds of different pesticides residue, of which green tea and tieguanyin pesticide residue up to 13 species, Jasmine tea also contains 9 kinds of pesticide residues. The 17 pesticides also include seven types of sulphur, triclosan and biphenyl, which have not yet been approved by the European Union, which have been shown to be likely to affect male fertility and fetal health. "The Lipton market is spread all over the world, and such tea is certainly not allowed in Europe," he said.　　Lipton is selling products that are not up to the EU's requirements to countless unsuspecting Chinese consumers, "said Wang, director of the environmental group's tea Farm residue program." Indeed, the environmental group's "inquisitive" of tea in the Chinese market this year is not just about Leighton.　　According to its previous published Chinese tea detection, including Wuyute, Zhang Yiyuan, Chinese tea, Tian Fu tea and other 9 "tea" are alleged to have been detected illegal pesticide residues. Supermarkets in the wait and see as usual sales "I just bought the Dayton Jasmine tea to open the bag, in the end can not drink?" "Last night, this morning, the topic of the tea bag was a microblogging hotspot. Reporter yesterday from the Lian Hua, Tesco and other Shanghai supermarket supermarkets to understand that the current brand of green tea, jasmine tea and tieguanyin bag tea is still in normal sales. Officials said that once the official confirmation of the "problem", it will be the first time to "problem" tea suspended sales.　　But the big survey on Tencent Weibo has shown that 81.67% of people say "no more tea". China Tea Industry Circulation Association secretary General Wu Xiduan said, "pesticide residue" and "pesticide exceeded" is actually two concepts, as long as the residue is not excessive, drinking tea is safe. It is understood that the leaching rate of pesticide residues in tea is closely related to the solubility of pesticides in water.　　In our country, the use of water-soluble high water soluble, malathion, Trichlorfon and Dichlorvos in tea production is forbidden. Standard outside the high inside low also "mutual pinch" amendment capsule toxic, Leighton tea farmers residue, to the Iranian additive exceeded. Recently, the domestic "entrance" security problems focused on the outbreak, so that consumers do not know who to listen to. However, the Chinese standard is far lower than the European and American standard awkward, objectively let Chinese enterprises themselves also difficult to prove innocence.　　As the birthplace of tea culture, China is the world's largest tea-producing country, the use of chemical pesticides is likely to affect the safety of tea for sale. On the one hand, compared with Japan, the European Union and other countries and regions, the current national tea health standards of pesticide residues in the limited indicators are obviousLoose. For example: The Ministry of Health standard stipulates the maximum residue limit of pesticides for 3mg/kg, and the European Union is only 0.1mg/kg; On the other hand, different government departments of the standard also let the enterprise from the "bottom line." As an example, the agricultural Department of Agriculture has said that it is a banned pesticide, and that the maximum residue limit can be 3mg/kg in the standards promulgated by the Ministry of Health.　　In this respect, the industry to remind consumers: beware of drinking tea may be long-term intake of small doses of pesticides hazards, but also recommend leading enterprises: should take the lead in establishing a perfect tea supply chain traceability system. This reporter Hu Xiaojing Unilever responded fully to national standards Unilever said in a statement by the official microblog that Unilever China adheres to the strict ISO9001 quality management system. Lipton Tea Series Beverage has been certified by HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control point).