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 and 2014 Yunnan Sourcing "Blended" Raw Pu-erh Tea Sampler
Original price $36.75 USD - Original price $36.75 USDOriginal price$36.75 USD$36.75 USD - $36.75 USDCurrent price $36.75 USD| /Taste a curated selection of Yunnan Sourcing Brand Blended Raw Pu-erh Tea Cakes from from 2013 and 2014 and develop an appreciation for the distin...
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2013 Yunnan Sourcing "Feng Chun" Blended Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $12.25 USD - Original price $123.25 USDOriginal price$12.25 USD - $123.25 USD$12.25 USD - $123.25 USDCurrent price $12.25 USD| /In stockA new recipe for 2013! We used first flush wild and ancient arbor material from 4 different tea mountains in Simao to craft this lovely tea cake....
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2013 Yunnan Sourcing "Jing Gu" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $15.25 USD - Original price $168.50 USDOriginal price$15.25 USD - $168.50 USD$15.25 USD - $168.50 USDCurrent price $15.25 USD| /In stockJing Gu Yang Ta village is in Jing Gu county of Simao prefecture (景谷秧塔寨). It is well known for it's "Da Bai" (大白 - Big White) tea. Actually the ...
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2013 Yunnan Sourcing "San He Zhai" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2013 Yunnan Sourcing "Ye Xin" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $12.75 USD - Original price $134.25 USDOriginal price$12.75 USD - $134.25 USD$12.75 USD - $134.25 USDCurrent price $12.75 USD| /In stockAn Autumn blend of Lincang wild and ancient arbor tea leaves. We call this "野心" or "Wild Heart". The tea is strong and balanced in taste with st...
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2014 Yunnan Sourcing "Ye Xin" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $15.75 USD - Original price $172.00 USDOriginal price$15.75 USD - $172.00 USD$15.75 USD - $172.00 USDCurrent price $15.75 USD| /In stockFirst flush of spring blend of Lincang wild and ancient arbor tea leaves. We call this "野心" or "Wild Heart". The tea is strong and balanced in t...
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2014 Yunnan Sourcing Impression Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $9.25 USD - Original price $72.75 USDOriginal price$9.25 USD - $72.75 USD$9.25 USD - $72.75 USDCurrent price $9.25 USD| /In stockThis year's Impression cake shares some similarities with it's 2012 counterpart. It's a blend of different teas, but this year we used mao cha fr...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Cha Wang" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $10.25 USD - Original price $189.75 USDOriginal price$10.25 USD - $189.75 USD$10.25 USD - $189.75 USDCurrent price $10.25 USD| /Our very first Yi Wu blend! Entirely autumn harvested old arbor teas from Yi Wu area, both large and small leaf varietals. We feel that this ble...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Immortal Monkey" Wild Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $10.25 USD - Original price $90.50 USDOriginal price$10.25 USD - $90.50 USD$10.25 USD - $90.50 USDCurrent price $10.25 USD| /To celebrate the year of the monkey we created a distinctive and powerful blend of 2016 Autumn teas from wild arbor tea leaves growing in three di...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Si He Zhai" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $11.75 USD - Original price $115.00 USDOriginal price$11.75 USD - $115.00 USD$11.75 USD - $115.00 USDCurrent price $11.75 USD| /Si He Zhai? Never heard of it? That's because it doesn't exist. Our Si He Zhai (aka Four Harmonized Villages) tea cake is a blend of tea from four...
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2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Buddy" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $53.00 USD - Original price $53.00 USDOriginal price$53.00 USD$53.00 USD - $53.00 USDCurrent price $53.00 USD| /In stock"Buddy" celebrates the spirit of companionship that dogs and humans share. Buddy is also a young stray dog that we fostered for a couple of months...
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2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Guardian" Blended Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $12.25 USD - Original price $113.00 USDOriginal price$12.25 USD - $113.00 USD$12.25 USD - $113.00 USDCurrent price $12.25 USD| /In stockThis is a unique blend of three different high quality spring 2018 raw pu-erh teas from Lincang and Simao. We relentlessly blended teas from vario...
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "An Xiang" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Bang Dong Impression" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $14.25 USD - Original price $106.75 USDOriginal price$14.25 USD - $106.75 USD$14.25 USD - $106.75 USDCurrent price $14.25 USD| /In stockThis is a blend of our four Bang Dong area teas. It's an equal amount of Man Gang, Na Han, Da Qing and Zi Cha. The combination of these similar r...
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "He Xie" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $12.25 USD - Original price $88.00 USDOriginal price$12.25 USD - $88.00 USD$12.25 USD - $88.00 USDCurrent price $12.25 USD| /In stockThis is a blend of several old arbor Jinggu area raw pu-erh teas. We wanted to create a unique blend from the highest quality mao cha but also hav...
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Mengku Impression" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $44.75 USD - Original price $44.75 USDOriginal price$44.75 USD$44.75 USD - $44.75 USDCurrent price $44.75 USD| /In stockThis is a blend of Mengku (勐库临沧) area teas that is powerful, aromatic and flavorful! This is a tea for aging and offered at a price point that mak...
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Qiu Shi" Yi Wu Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $7.25 USD - Original price $92.25 USDOriginal price$7.25 USD - $92.25 USD$7.25 USD - $92.25 USDCurrent price $7.25 USD| /In stockA blend of Autumn Harvest Yi Wu old arbor tea. Blending several villages' teas together has given this tea cake a robust and complex flavor/aroma ...
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Spring Impression" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $11.00 USD - Original price $95.75 USDOriginal price$11.00 USD - $95.75 USD$11.00 USD - $95.75 USDCurrent price $11.00 USD| /This year's "Spring Impression" cake is a blend of tea leaves entirely from the first flush of Spring, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jin...
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "XY Blend" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $11.75 USD - Original price $85.00 USDOriginal price$11.75 USD - $85.00 USD$11.75 USD - $85.00 USDCurrent price $11.75 USD| /In stockThis is Xiao Yao's blend of powerful spring teas! If you are looking for a balanced thick and complex pu-erh tea for aging then look no further! S...
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing Impression Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $7.25 USD - Original price $7.25 USDOriginal price$7.25 USD$7.25 USD - $7.25 USDCurrent price $7.25 USD| /Out of stockThis year's Impression cake is a blend of tea leaves from Spring and Autumn, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jing Gu tea gardens. The tea ...
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2020 Yunnan Sourcing "He Xie" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $12.75 USD - Original price $124.50 USDOriginal price$12.75 USD - $124.50 USD$12.75 USD - $124.50 USDCurrent price $12.75 USD| /In stockThis is a blend of several old arbor Jinggu area raw pu-erh teas. We wanted to create a unique blend from the highest quality mao cha but also hav...
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2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Jue Se" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $13.25 USD - Original price $130.25 USDOriginal price$13.25 USD - $130.25 USD$13.25 USD - $130.25 USDCurrent price $13.25 USD| /In stockThis is another cake in our "aged as mao cha" series, but this one is a blend of several different regions of aged mao cha and also from several di...
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2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Spring Impression" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $10.25 USD - Original price $89.00 USDOriginal price$10.25 USD - $89.00 USD$10.25 USD - $89.00 USDCurrent price $10.25 USD| /In stockThis year's "Spring Impression" cake is a blend of tea leaves entirely from the first flush of Spring, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jin...
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2020 Yunnan Sourcing "XY Blend" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $11.75 USD - Original price $104.25 USDOriginal price$11.75 USD - $104.25 USD$11.75 USD - $104.25 USDCurrent price $11.75 USD| /In stockThis is Xiao Yao's blend of powerful spring teas! If you are looking for a balanced thick and complex pu-erh tea for aging then look no further! S...
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2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Year of the Rat" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $7.25 USD - Original price $53.00 USDOriginal price$7.25 USD - $53.00 USD$7.25 USD - $53.00 USDCurrent price $7.25 USD| /In stockThis year we went all out to make a unique ripe blend! We blended 10 different teas from several regions and wet pile batches to create a complex ...
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2020 Yunnan Sourcing Impression Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $7.25 USD - Original price $48.75 USDOriginal price$7.25 USD - $48.75 USD$7.25 USD - $48.75 USDCurrent price $7.25 USD| /In stockThis year's Impression cake is a blend of tea leaves from Spring and Autumn, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jing Gu tea gardens. This yea...
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