Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Japan firm recalls China tea on pesticide fears

Japan firm recalls China tea on pesticide fears: Tokyo (AFP) Dec 11, 2012



Japanese food company Ito En on Tuesday issued a huge recall of Chinese-grown tea after some of it was found to contain illegal levels of pesticide residue.

The firm said it was recalling about 400,000 packages of Oolong tea after spot testing revealed pesticide residue levels above Japanese food safety limits.