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. Ito En said it started testing the tea from China's southern Fujian province Reported by Terra Daily 19 minutes ago.
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. Ito En said it started testing the tea from China's southern Fujian province Reported by Terra Daily 19 minutes ago.