To check excess use of chemicals Tea Board to use Plant Protection Code Home

To find pesticide residues in some food items, Tea Board is to use Plant Protection Code (PPC) to check excess use of plant protection formulation in the country's tea plantation.

Tea Board of India said that the Board is committed to ensure that no undesirable pesticides contaminate the teas produced in India. The Board is taking several steps to make tea cultivation more sustainable and reduce reliance on synthetic plant protection formulations to ensure that Indian tea continues to meet high standards for safe consumption.

The Board has enforced a Plant Protection Code from January this year mandating tea growers and manufacturers to critically review and monitor use of chemical formulations, reduce their usage and apply the approved chemical formulations in the safest way possible. The aim of this code is to achieve sustainability through good agricultural practices, to gradually reduce the dependence on chemicals, thereby minimise possible negative impact of pesticides on humans, wildlife and environment.

Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/