Ancient China Silk Road What are the most popular products, ceramics, silk, and tea. Tea is a natural beverage with a long history. Even in modern times, it still has a wide audience. There are enthusiasts for tea both at home and abroad. And in recent years, as various studies have proven the health-preserving effects of tea, tea has gradually become popular among young people.
But a major issue regarding tea has been raised many years ago, and even now it has not really been solved, which is the problem of pesticide residues in tea.
Pesticide residues in tea exceed the standard. Drinking tea is equivalent to drinking pesticides?
According to the sampling results of green tea compiled by the relevant national supervision departments from 2018 to 2021, compiled by " Consumer Report ", the proportion of tea with excessive pesticide residues reached an astonishing 86.3%. It is so terrifying. The data discourages many tea drinkers. The unqualified tea sampling not only included a large amount of residual pesticides, but also excessive heavy metals, which made people sweat.
According to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences scientific research, only 2% of the country’s organic tea leaves are sprayed with pesticides . In recent years, due to the problem of excessive pesticides in tea, my country's tea export has also become a problem. It has been repeatedly stuck by the and EU standards. Many people claim that their tea meets national safety standards, but the EU is deliberately stumbling. Perhaps there may be a reason for this, but many tea lovers express their dismay. Tea is produced in China, but for health, Chinese people need to drink imported tea. One sip of their own tea is half of the periodic table of elements , like Is drinking Ganges water .
The European Union conducted an analysis of tea exporting countries at the end of 1999. China and Japan are in the second echelon, and are countries with high pesticide residues. This has resulted in my country's pesticide residue exports being very unfavorable. This matter has not been truly cured even today. Why can’t the problem of pesticide residues in tea be solved?
First of all, it is the growth environment of tea; When it comes to tea leaves and tea trees, we subconsciously think of the south. I have never heard of tea trees growing in the north. The air in the south is warm and humid. The growth of tea requires higher humidity and temperature, which have the same preferences as those harmful insects, pathogenic microorganisms, etc. Therefore, where there are tea leaves, there must be diseases and insect pests. This is an unavoidable problem. . The existence of pests and diseases can cause the loss of related agricultural products to be as high as 70%. Therefore, the use of pesticides is helpless in the face of this problem.
Secondly, there is the problem of the production model. Nowadays, the main production model of tea is the cooperative production between enterprises and individual farmers. Farmers grow tea, pick tea, and then the enterprise processes, produces and packages. But there is also a problem, that is, grassroots farmers have no way to effectively judge pesticide residues. In addition, there are many cooperative farmers, and companies often have no way to intervene in supervision.
Various problems exist, which have also led to the problem of excessive pesticide residues in my country's tea market. The 2021 "National Food Safety Standard Maximum Residue Limits of Pesticides in Food" adds more standards for pesticide residue limits in agricultural products. The limits and testing amounts for some pesticides are quite standard, and the regulations are stricter. In recent years, the pass rate of agricultural pesticide testing has been around 97%, and the overall situation is in a good situation . However, due to the current production model of agricultural products operated by small farmers, the problem of pesticide residues still needs to be monitored and maintained using more targeted and effective methods.
Due to the growing environment of tea trees, it is still difficult to obtain truly pesticide-free tea. In our daily life, after purchasing tea, we are faced with the high probability of pesticide residues. What should we do?
I am worried about pesticide residues in tea, what should I do?
. Washing tea
Washing tea is indeed a method that has a certain effect. It is to wash the tea leaves before drinking tea to reduce pesticide residues on the tea leaves. The best way is to make tea without drinking it. It is recommended to pour out the tea from the first brew and start brewing from the second brew. This can appropriately reduce the risk of pesticide residues in the tea.
. When purchasing tea from regular manufacturers
, you should choose tea produced by regular manufacturers. Our country attaches great importance to the problem of excessive pesticide residues in agricultural products. Regular tea purchased on the market generally meets national safety standards and can be drunk with confidence.. However, it is not known whether the loose tea leaves sold by some unscrupulous vendors have been tested and may pose major safety risks. Therefore, it is recommended that tea drinkers try to choose tea leaves from regular manufacturers' stores and avoid buying tea leaves from mobile vendors.
. What does it mean to buy Mingqian tea
Mingqian tea? Generally refers to the tea before the Qingming Festival. Due to seasonal reasons, the tea before the Qingming Festival generally suffers from relatively few pests and diseases, so the use of pesticides is relatively small. It is relatively safer to buy tea before the Qingming Festival. However, because the temperature before Qingming is low and the growth rate of tea is slow, the quantity is small and the price is expensive. There has always been a saying that "tea before Qingming is as expensive as gold", so you should choose according to your own economic situation.
Currently, the tea produced and sold by regular manufacturers on the market generally meets national safety standards. The presence of pesticide residues does not necessarily cause harm to the body. As long as it is within the safety standards, you can drink it with confidence. In daily life, reduce the number of first-brew teas and try to drink second-brewed tea. However, you need to pay attention to the fact that there are many pesticide residues and poor water solubility. They are fat-soluble , so the effect of washing tea is limited. Do not drink tea too frequently and brew it repeatedly. , it is relatively safer to replace new tea leaves in time to make tea.
Reference:
"National tea sampling data report in the past three years: Huiyun, Luxian, etc. have had problems, pesticide residues deserve attention" Consumer Report 2022-02-23
"China's tea industry is unsafe, 98% of tea trees are sprayed Pesticides》
