Is this tea grown in China? If so, has it been tested for heavy metals and pesticides?
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In South Carolina, near Charleston, there's an historic island called Wadmalaw Island. It's 10 miles long and 6 miles wide with a sandy soils and a sub-tropical climate: the perfect conditions to grow the Camiillia Sinesis plant (otherwise know as tea)! That's where you'll find Bigelow Tea's Charleston Tea Plantation, America's largest working tea garden. Because Wadmalaw Island cannot be commercially developed, it's a natural oasis and a step back in time. Bigelow Tea purchased the plantation in 2003 and now grows and produces American Classic Tea. Guests are invited to the grounds for weddings, tours and even a variety of music festivals. It's a tea-riffic way to experience historic Southern culture and a living piece of American history! Come join us! I just found out that Bigelow teas are actually grown & processed in the USA. The information above was taken directly from the bigelow.com website.
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WOW, excellent questions. The box says, "Blended and Packaged in U.S.A." so unsure as to where grown. Plus, it doesn't saying anything about having been tested for heavy metals and pesticides.
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I don't know if this rhodiola comes from China or not. I know that all the single-specie substances that BulkSupplements sells are easy to purify and easy and economical for BulkSupplements to verify purity no matter where the product originates. BulkSupplements can just tell its suppliers, "If your shipping container full of product does not pass our US-based purity tests, you do not get paid." However, Rhodiola and all the other herbaceous and racemic (dl or RS) materials usually cannot be easily tested or verified for purity. Piecemeal tests for heavy metals, et cetera, can be performed, however. I actually suspect that most of these non-single-specie materials do NOT come from China due to the extreme environmental pollution and prevailing cultural tendency there to adulterate materials for sale. Green tea extracts might be an exception, in that these could come from China yet still be clean. China is a big country and parts of it are still clean. Ninety percent of green tea comes from China. BulkSupplements knows that it would be in big trouble if its products are less pure than what it professes them to be. Rhodiola is sometimes called Siberian Ginseng, so it could be a Russian product. It could also be grown in the Rocky Mountains or Canada.
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I do not have this product anymore. Most Chlorella is from China and loaded with toxic metals. I buy a Clean Chlorella from NaturalNews. Com. The product they sell is grown indoors in Korea and certified pure. Go to www. Naturalnews.com and click on their store.
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Hi Veronique, Our Matcha powder is from China. We did a significant amount of research beforehand and we found a couple things about Matcha and Matcha drinkers. 1) Is that the price of ceremonial grade Matcha makes every day consumption very expensive and thus prohibitive 2) The radiation in Japan is still a real concern, especially for teas that are consumed through ingesting the whole leaf, of which Matcha is made. We visited and received samples from dozens of farms in China, had them tested for purity and chose the one with the best results. Our goal was to offer a culinary grade Matcha that can be used everyday, is high in antioxidants and will not drain your monthly budget. :) We hope you will try us out for yourself. Thanks again for your interest and if you need anything else, please feel free to contact us via Amazon or through our website's contact form anytime. Best Regards, Anthony KissMeOrganics.com
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I share your concerns with anything made/coming out of China! Pot is a beautiful stainless steel w/copper bottom. No leaching. I am a vegetarian, very sensitive to impurities. I enjoy every cup of tea I make. I love my tea pot.
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The farm is located in the mountainous & coastal Fujian province in China. This combination of geological features is ideal for growing tea plants. Pauline Mendoza Customer Love Specialist EatGreenTea.com
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The product is made in the USA. Mostly organic ingredients. Uses WHOLE food processing. Not sure about their testing protocols for something like lead. Not sure how lead would get into a natural product. I do know that they are considered a very reputable company. I trust their products at this time.
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Yes, the sticker says Made in China, but the maker appears to be typical glazed pottery from a kiln. I doubt it has lead or anything else toxic. Could be wrong, but I use it every day.
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I do not know the lead content, I looked on the bottle and it is not listed. It states that it is grown in the USA and distributed by a company : Fungi Perfecti, LLC, PO Box 7634, Olympia, WA 98507. You would be able to ask that question in writing. They do have a number listed as well, 877-504-6926.
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Thanks so much GW for posting this. Although we have already posted this a few times before on our reviews section and in response to some of the questions posted here, we are re-posting this for everyone's convenience. The home of our Organic Matcha - both Culinary and Ceremonial - is now located in Shizuoka, Japan, within a tea region recognized by the United Nations as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. Harvested from a family-run tea farm in operation since 1915. Our farm has been certified organic since 2000, synthetic chemical free since 1994, and reduced chemical usage since 1975. Now you can enjoy great quality Matcha from the place it all began - Japan. Thanks again for posting. Unfortunately, there is no way to attach a file here. Once we've created a link to access our Radiation Test, Metal Test, and Organic Certification, we'll once again post them here. But please do email ashley@kissmeorganics.com if you have further concerns. Best, Ashley Evans KissMeOrganics
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From information on the Yamamotoyama website I think this low cost tea from them may be grown on a plantation in Brazil. Others of their teas come from specific plantations in Japan but I don't think this one does.
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To my knowledge. No. Recommended byt my holistic vet and my dog has thrived on it. No where have I seen anything saying it was made in China.
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Thanks for your question. Our organic tea is tested by individual labs and certified by international certification body - ECOCERT ICO. Hope that it helps. :)
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It is made in China, and there is no indication at to whether or not it is BPA free. There is no after taste when I have used it to make tea.
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Hi Michaux, Our facility and product undergoes annual checking in order to maintain Organic Standards. This include checking for any metal components that might have been transmitted through water absorption from the soil, or air. All plants have the tendency to acquire lead because it can be absorbed from soil or air. By doing lab tests regularly, we are able to monitor and keep it at a minimum level, so low to cause a concern. As for China's reputed air pollution, our farm is situated in a small town far from the busy city. Air pollution posts a very low risk in that region. I hope this help. All the best, Ashley @kissmeorganics
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I did some research and couldn't find anything regarding contamination at the farm the leaves are gown on. The seller details states that the leaves are grown on Nagata Farm, I did find this, maybe it will help. http://www.teamuse.com/article_110701.html
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Our Matcha powder is from China and it is not shade-grown. We sent these samples to a lab in Colorado to have them tested. Most brands won't do the testing because it's expensive - but it's important to us. We chose the farm that had the purest (and nutritionally most potent) green tea we could find anywhere. It just so happened to be from a farm in China. The locals have a long and storied tradition of cultivating high quality tea plants. They take a lot of pride in their plantation and meticulously care for each plant. There are some concerns with radiation from Japanese products right now. Since the devastating tsunami in 2004 damaged nuclear reactors in Japan, large portions of their green tea crops have been quarantined, destroyed, or ordered not to be harvested by the Japanese government. It's a tragic situation that has affected the supply of matcha and other teas all over the world. Thanks again for your interest and if you need anything else, please feel free to contact us via Amazon or through jessica@kissmeorganics.com Jessica Patterson Customer Love Specialist KissMeOrganics.com