[Update] English Earl Grey blue, emerald green Fipronil exceeded 5 times
2015/04/22 16:15 7282 LINE Share
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(Update: pesticide test results)
Tainan City Health Bureau announced this afternoon the British blue for examination of six independent tea inspection report, including Earl Grey, emerald green of Fipronil exceeded 5 times, oolong exceeded 4.5 times, the results have been amazing.
British Blue autonomy for examination of six tea, pesticide test project contains sub off training (Acetamiprld), Bi Finney (Bifenthr in), Fipronil (Flpronil), benefits of amine (Imidacloprid), off Fenrui (Tolfenpyra d) which detected in six tea Fipronil, the Ministry of Health, Welfare announcement, Fipronil shall not exceed 0.002ppm, but six have exceeded the value of tea ranging from 2-5 times, including oolong detection 0.009ppm, Assam tea detection 0.005ppm, emerald green detection 0.010p pm, Darjeeling tea detected 0.004ppm, Ceylon tea detected .006ppm, Earl Grey detection 0.010pp m.
Veterans Physicians Clinical Toxicology Cai Zhen said Fipronil used in tea and fruit, if not pay attention to the amount of time and is easy to harvest exceeded, human poisoning vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy and other clinical symptoms; although can be through washing, soaked in water reduce the residual, but can not be washed tea called health units should strengthen sampling from the source control.
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He said that Fipronil is a pesticide banned in many countries, it will harm the environment and difficult ecosystem metabolism, but also carcinogen and can cause thyroid cancer and reproductive systems of cancer if ingested over a certain dose will produce central nervous system toxic, light dizziness, nausea, convulsions, coma and severe, causing liver and kidney burden, affect fertility.
British chain of tea shops use residual insecticide Fipronil blue tea, Tainan City Health Bureau this morning to the UK blue Tainan headquarters posted documents, requiring the industry before the safety concerns have not been lifted, "out of business." Tainan City Health Bureau yesterday has brought back samples tested 13 kinds of tea, inspection reports released three days later, when the United Kingdom will be able to understand the problem of the blue in the end how much tea.
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Tainan District Prosecutors Office today in his case, the defendants word identity (alleged suspect, but no direct evidence), summoned for questioning British Blue Leader Chen Yuhui instructions. But Chen female to open press conference in Taipei on the grounds, to leave the prosecutor, the prosecution will be scheduled again summoned her for questioning help clarify the case.
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Tainan City Health Bureau deputy director Lin Bifen member to rate this morning, British Blue Tainan East Nanjing headquarters, posting documents, require businesses to suspend business. She said that the British Blue headquarters in Tainan City Health Bureau yesterday afternoon after inform "the company's own test results sent six tea contains Fipronil", City Health Bureau, Health Bureau, conveyed immediately to other counties, sent requires each branch to suspend business She said that Tainan has 11 branches, have suspended business.
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British blue last night informed problematic tea, including the Taipei World Trade Chau company to buy iced tea Darjeeling, Ceylon iced tea, iced tea and Earl Taichung large system purchase Assam tea iced tea, emerald green, Oolong of six carbon baking, these tea leaves are imported from China or Vietnam, according to industry fax SGS test report, six tea are "Fipronil" excessive, as detailed data will be released in the afternoon. (Xinqi Song / Tainan reports)
Published 12:05
Updated 16:15
