Laboratory Tested for Pesticides
Yunnan Sourcing takes your health seriously! That’s why starting in October 2013 all of the Pu-erh teas produced under the Yunnan Sourcing Brand (云之源) were tested for pesticides (and for the pesticides we tested for), none of them exceed the EU's Maximum Residue Limit.
Our Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh Tea has been tested in the Sinoanalytica laboratory for the most common types of pesticides and did not exceed the limit set by the European Commission for Food Safety. From October 2013 until the end of year 2013 we tested for 26 pesticides. If there were pesticides present that are not in the list of 26 pesticides we tested for they would not have been detected. Starting in 2014 until now we started testing for 42 pesticides. Again if a pesticide is present that is not listed in the 42 pesticides we tested for the test would not detect it. From 2016 until now we tested for 191 pesticides.
For more information about the European Commission's safety standards for pesticides in tea see below.
Report Limit: This is the amount below which the MRL test is not able to detect. It’s 1/100th ppm (0.01 mg/kg) in most cases.
EU (MRL) Limitation: This is the Maximum Residue Limit for the given pesticide in Tea (code 0610000) set by the EU Commission on Food Safety. If a tea exceeded this limitation we would not produce it or sell it under the Yunnan Sourcing Brand label.
The MRL for each of the pesticides we tested for below can also be found at the EU Pesticides Database by following this address: http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/eu-pesticides-database/public/?event=pesticide.residue.selection&language=EN
If any levels of of DDT, DDD, or DDE (06-1, 06-2, 06-3, 06-4, 06-5) are detected (even if they are within the EU Limitation) Yunnan Sourcing LLC will not allow this tea to be used or included in our branded productions.
Should you have any questions at all about our testing and what it means, please don't hesitate to contact us by email here.
In 2013 we tested for 26 different types of pesticides.
In 2014 and 2015 we tested for 42 different types of pesticides.
In 2016 and 2017 we tested for 191 different types of pesticides.
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2013 Yunnan Sourcing "Nan Po Zhai" Ancient Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $13.25 USD - Original price $358.25 USDOriginal price$13.25 USD - $358.25 USD$13.25 USD - $358.25 USDCurrent price $13.25 USD| /In stockNan Po Zhai is the closest village to Bing Dao village in the county of Mengku. It lies 2km from Bing Dao village in a roadless area filled with c...
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2013 Yunnan Sourcing "San Ke Shu" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $14.75 USD - Original price $380.50 USDOriginal price$14.75 USD - $380.50 USD$14.75 USD - $380.50 USDCurrent price $14.75 USD| /Out of stockA tiny production from just three large old tea trees (三棵树) growing near Bingdao village in Mengku county of Lincang. Entirely picked and process...
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2014 Yunnan Sourcing "Autumn Man Zhuan" Ancient Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $27.00 USD - Original price $237.00 USDOriginal price$27.00 USD - $237.00 USD$27.00 USD - $237.00 USDCurrent price $27.00 USD| /Out of stockEntirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn (October) 2014 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mount...
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2014 Yunnan Sourcing "Autumn Mi Bu" Ancient Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $12.25 USD - Original price $226.00 USDOriginal price$12.25 USD - $226.00 USD$12.25 USD - $226.00 USDCurrent price $12.25 USD| /Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn (October) 2014 Harvest from Mi Bu village in Yi Wu mountain range. Mi Bu village is in the area of Yi Bang ...
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2015 Yunnan Sourcing "Autumn Ma Li Shu" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $0.00 USD - Original price $0.00 USDOriginal price $0.00 USD$11.75 USD - $226.00 USD$11.75 USD - $226.00 USDCurrent price $11.75 USD| /Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn (October) 2015 Harvest from Ma Li Shu village (麻栗树寨) in Yi Wu mountain range. Ma Li Shu is just outside Yi ...
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2015 Yunnan Sourcing "Autumn Wa Long Village" Yi Wu Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea cake
Original price $0.00 USD - Original price $0.00 USDOriginal price $0.00 USD$12.25 USD - $229.50 USD$12.25 USD - $229.50 USDCurrent price $12.25 USD| /Wa Long village is not far from Man Zhuan village in the Yi Wu mountain area. It's a remote village and the tea we sourced from there is in the m...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Autumn Wa Long Village" Yi Wu Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $11.00 USD - Original price $211.75 USDOriginal price$11.00 USD - $211.75 USD$11.00 USD - $211.75 USDCurrent price $11.00 USD| /Wa Long village is not far from Man Zhuan village in the Yi Wu mountain area. It's a remote village and the tea we sourced from there is in the m...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Autumn Yi Bang" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $11.00 USD - Original price $211.75 USDOriginal price$11.00 USD - $211.75 USD$11.00 USD - $211.75 USDCurrent price $11.00 USD| /Entirely wild arbor tea material from 100 to 250 year old tea trees in Yi Bang village (an area of north Yi Wu). Expertly processed by the mother...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Mang Zhi" Ancient Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $14.25 USD - Original price $260.00 USDOriginal price$14.25 USD - $260.00 USD$14.25 USD - $260.00 USDCurrent price $14.25 USD| /Mang Zhi is a small village of Yi and Yao people living just west and south of Yi Wu town in the vicinity of Yi Bang and Xi Kong villages. Like th...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Nuo Wu Village" Raw Pu-erh Tea
Original price $13.25 USD - Original price $337.75 USDOriginal price$13.25 USD - $337.75 USD$13.25 USD - $337.75 USDCurrent price $13.25 USD| /Nuo Wu Village is in Mengku County of Lincang. It's about 4 kilometers (as the crow flies) south and slightly east of Bing Dao village in the hig...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Yao Ding" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $11.75 USD - Original price $224.00 USDOriginal price$11.75 USD - $224.00 USD$11.75 USD - $224.00 USDCurrent price $11.75 USD| /Yao Ding refers to the Yao Minority families who live in Ding Jia Zhai village from whom we purchased this wonderful tea! We have selected autum...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Zheng Jia Liang Zi" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $11.75 USD - Original price $224.00 USDOriginal price$11.75 USD - $224.00 USD$11.75 USD - $224.00 USDCurrent price $11.75 USD| /Zheng Jia Liang Zi is a small village just south of Ma Hei village and just north of Yi Wu town and Luo Shui Dong. Zheng Jia Liang Zi was first s...
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Man Zhuan" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $12.75 USD - Original price $187.25 USDOriginal price$12.75 USD - $187.25 USD$12.75 USD - $187.25 USDCurrent price $12.75 USD| /In stockEntirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2019 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ba...
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