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5. Conclusion
Tea is an ancient beverage whose area of use has continued to expand, to the point where it is often considered the world's leading beverage after water. This development has encouraged non-traditional producer countries such as East Africa to enter the market, and significant gains in agricultural yields have been achieved. Around 2000, Asian countries also converted their green tea production to black tea to satisfy demand for cheap tea. In the 21st century in the West, the driving force behind growth in the tea market is often the plant's health benefits, with an advantage for green tea, but also the development of tea extracts for use in food supplements or cosmetics. Another driving force is the appeal of Far Eastern products. Even if the sensory characteristics of teas consumed in the West are often very different from those of teas consumed in Asia, one of the challenges for the tea...
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Bibliography
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Websites
Special volume of the journal Food Research International on tea: Tea – from bushes to mugs: composition, stability and health aspects edited by Anderson de Souza Sant'Ana. Volume 53, Issue 2, Pages 557-950 (October 2013) https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/food-research-international/vol/53/issue/2
...Standards and norms
Methods for controlling tea quality have been developed and many are standardized in ISO standards. Thirty standards have been published and grouped together in ISO/TC 34/SC 8, the most important of which are :
- Black tea – Definition and basic requirements - ISO 3720 - 2011
- Green tea – Definition and basic requirements - ISO 11287 - 2011
- White tea – Definition - ISO/TR 12591 - 2013 ...
Regulations
For toxicology, Regulation (EC) no. 396/2005 applies, concerning maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin. For mycotoxins, there is no regulation concerning plain tea, but for the categories of flavored tea and tea or flavored tea containing other food ingredients, regulation (EC) no. 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs applies.
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