CHAN: Green tea is well known world wide for its health benefits. Scientific research leads to the conclusion that it can help to fight virus's, slow aging and even cure depression, but as our reporter discovers the latest batch of Green Tea imported from China into New Zealand could have the opposite effect. STORY: Its 9am, time for a cup of tea right? Sounds pretty harmless but what if this cup of tea was your last? The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is warning people not to consume in any way seeds that may be found in a Chinese green tea. This product is sold under various brand names such as Heng Ming and Canton Love Pea tea. It is widely availed through out Asian supermarkets and Eastern medicine outlets. [Geoff Allan, New Zealand Food Safety Authority]: "If you consumed the seeds themselves, the toxins within the seeds are very poisonous and a small amount of that could very well prove to be fatal." The tea was pulled from the shelves when an inspector found that its contents did not match what was written in the ingredients. It contained toxic pods that had not been removed. The product is now being withdrawn from sale and recalled by the importer. But why is there such a huge amount of faulty and dangerous goods being produced in China? Let's go to our New York studio now to hear from China Dr Sean Linn, NTD China Analyst. Sean, can you tell us a bit more about why this is happening? [Dr. Sean Lin, NTD China Analyst]: "The Green Tea product that has ...
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Why is China trying to kill everybody? What’s wrong with them?
Lead paint on our childrens toys, faulty prescription drugs, toxic pet food, toxic tea, and the beat goes on . . . and on. They are playing us for fools.
because china is a poor country and lacks of human rights
so is all green tea bad or just the one from china?
Money is the root of all evil,that’s why. Selling goods for greater quantity lesser capital really make money. But please you stupid morons be compassionate! Well you killers are insensible.Crap…. Someday you will eat your own toxins.
I drink lipton green tea all the time, it is safe.
i am ashamed of the china as it is now , i can not help but to feel pity when i look back upon their once royal and majestic dynasties
why does everything that kills you come from china?
im not trying to be racist, but realy, childrens toys that contain lead, baby poweder that isnt baby powder and kills your baby, and now this? come on china.
No, it´s only the green tea from china wich contains poisson. Use tea from Japan.
“….not for all the tea in China damit”
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you should drink organic green tea.its natural and more healthy.
I bought 14 pounds green tea from ebay, drinking every day, feeling very good.
the best green tea in the world comes from China.
You have to remember that China is home to 1 billion people. If one business messes up then all of China is scrutinized by the international community.
If a company in the US messes up, the company takes all the blame. Even if a Chinese company tries to take the blame its usually ignored. Chinese products are safe but you have to remember that the media is sometimes over reactive.
Green tea is good….it’s just the one which comes from China.
I drink green tea, but I always buy either Japanese / Singapore / Indonesian green tea.
Its just population control at work.
im gona stop drinking gree tea from china! can anyone recommend me a japanense green tea?
you can still drink Chinese green tea, just purchase products from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and God forbid even Japan…anywhere but tea made from The People’s Republic of China. Japanese green teas have only a limited variety and are all derivatives of one another. Try Sencha and Matcha (used in Chanoyu), these two are good teas. I personally prefer the taste of Chinese greens over Japanese ones. IMO Chinese teas greatly surpass Japanese ones in aroma.
im sure you didnt intend it to when you wrote this..
but this made me laugh so hard! “its funny cuz its true” haha
high quality Japanese Matcha Green tea is much better health wise though. If someone cares more about the taste, they should instead drink teas from fruits like oranges or lemons.
the main downside to matcha is the cost of it, and a close second is the time it takes to prepare (there’s a whole process to making it “right”).
In a choice between japanese sencha or chinese roasted teas I would most likely choose a chinese tea.
Gina Shakespeare… I love her just for her name
It should be obvious to any clear thinking person that China is an Insect Hive, where a person is considered just another insect, the same as the one next to them.
I was so hungry but this is grossing me out.
Interesting never new the seeds are toxic. I have seen bits of the seeds in gunpowder tea I have. I will pick them out if I ever notice them now
All well and good New Zealand!.But what about the dropping of the deadly poison 1080 that your own Government endorses.Killing native animals,birds and poisoning the ground waters and being absorbed by plants?It’s killing everything that eats the pellets and treated carrots more than the possums and rats you want dead.