Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Lipton-Tea-Products-in-China-27MZIF2QABV1.htmlConceptually similarLipton Tea Products in ChinaGP0407MCompleted★★★★Tea Market in ChinaGP03W5ECompleted★★★★Tea Served in ChinaGP03W5LCompleted★★★★★★Tea Market in ChinaGP03W5FCompleted★★★★Tea Market in ChinaGP03W5GCompleted★★★★Pesticides Found in Tea in ChinaGP03W5KCompleted★★★★Tea Farmer in ChinaGP03W59Completed★★★★★★Tea Farmers in ChinaGP03W5BCompleted★★★★★★Tea Market in ChinaGP03W5CCompleted★★★★View AllGP0407NLipton Tea Products in ChinaLipton products are sold at a Beijing supermarket. A Greenpeace investigation has found that Lipton, the world’s best-selling tea brand, sold tea bags to Chinese consumers that violated Chinese laws and failed EU safety standards. In March 2012, Greenpeace purchased boxes of Lipton tea bags produced and sold in China at two Beijing stores. The samples were sent to an independent lab for pesticide residue testing, were it was found that all four Lipton samples contained dangerous levels of numerous pesticides.Locations:Asia-Beijing-ChinaDate:17 Apr, 2012Credit:© Greenpeace / Yin KuangMaximum size:2309px X 3457pxKeywords:Activists-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Pesticides-Products-SAGE (campaign title)-Supermarkets-Tea-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Lipton Tea Products in ChinaA Greenpeace investigation has found that Lipton, the world’s best-selling tea brand, sold tea bags to Chinese consumers that violated Chinese laws and failed EU safety standards. In March 2012, Greenpeace purchased boxes of Lipton tea produced and sold in China at two Beijing stores. The samples, which included green tea, oolong tea, jasmine tea and black tea, were sent to an independent lab for pesticide residue testing. The testing found that all four Lipton samples contained pesticides that exceeded the EU’s maximum levels of residue. Three samples contained pesticides unapproved by the EU, such as Bifenthrin, which scientists say could negatively affect male hormone production. Some of the detected pesticides are also banned for use in tea production by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, including Methomyl, as well as Dicofol and Endosulfan that may affect fertility. Lipton joins the shameful ranks of nine top Chinese tea companies found to be selling tea laced with pesticides.Related Collections:Pesticides Found in Tea in China (all Photographers)