Cairenn
Senior Member.
Variations of this, most the examiner story reposted elsewhere keep showing up on my wall.
http://www.examiner.com/article/dangerously-high-pesticide-levels-found-celestial-seasonings-teas
What I have found is CS's comment
I went tried to read this
https://glaucusresearch.com/wp-cont...nc-NasdaqHAIN-Strong_Sell_Febuary_21_2013.pdf
It is not real clear to me, It seems that different amounts of residues are allowed on different foods and I can not find one for herbal teas. The report doesn't even say what they are comparing them to.
In addition to that, Glaccus Research is a company that bought Hain, the parent company of Celestial Seasoning, short, just before they released their findings. It was to their financial advantage to have Hain's stock drop. Not only that but they have done it before.
https://glaucusresearch.com/wp-cont...ana_Follow-Up-TEA-Strong_Sell-Nov_28_2012.pdf
(That was just before Starbucks bought Teavana)
The fact that it was circulated by naturalnews and the examiner, neither of which vet their stories and the fact that NO major media outlet seems to have reported it and that no recall was ordered by the FDA makes me doubt the 'study results'. There doesn't seem to have been a recall after the Teavana report either.
It looks like pesticide residue is a problem on all types of teas and I cannot seem to find any tea recalls for pesticide residues.
http://www.examiner.com/article/dangerously-high-pesticide-levels-found-celestial-seasonings-teas
What I have found is CS's comment
http://www.celestialseasonings.com/safety-assurance[/ex]Celestial Seasonings Hi Jan! We’ve been aware of the information contained in this report since February, 2013.
In response, we sent the same teas for independent, third party testing by the industry-leading National Food Lab (NFL). Their test results detected no pesticides in the brewed Celestial Seasonings teas. NFL’s testing reaffirmed that Celestial Seasonings teas are safe and follow strict industry guidelines.
You can read a full statement from Celestial Seasonings here: www.celestialseasonings.com/safety-assurance
I went tried to read this
https://glaucusresearch.com/wp-cont...nc-NasdaqHAIN-Strong_Sell_Febuary_21_2013.pdf
It is not real clear to me, It seems that different amounts of residues are allowed on different foods and I can not find one for herbal teas. The report doesn't even say what they are comparing them to.
In addition to that, Glaccus Research is a company that bought Hain, the parent company of Celestial Seasoning, short, just before they released their findings. It was to their financial advantage to have Hain's stock drop. Not only that but they have done it before.
https://glaucusresearch.com/wp-cont...ana_Follow-Up-TEA-Strong_Sell-Nov_28_2012.pdf
(That was just before Starbucks bought Teavana)
The fact that it was circulated by naturalnews and the examiner, neither of which vet their stories and the fact that NO major media outlet seems to have reported it and that no recall was ordered by the FDA makes me doubt the 'study results'. There doesn't seem to have been a recall after the Teavana report either.
It looks like pesticide residue is a problem on all types of teas and I cannot seem to find any tea recalls for pesticide residues.