Organic teas

Due to the growing demand, the market offers a wide variety of organically produced teas, meaning that, among others, no pesticides or insecticides were used in their cultivation. Since January 1st 2009, the EU regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and the commision regulation (EC) No 889/2008 form a uniform basis of the cultivation, processing, storing, labelling and selling of organically produced foods. This regulation states that, for example, at least 95 % of all ingredients used in organic teas must be of organic origin and that
only natural flavours may be used.