ministry of trade

state company foodstuffs trading

telex :212232 muabyaat ik - 214450 fstuf ik

212608 cafood ik 213591 sadon ik

FAX: 8852496 - 8852728

8830370 - 8831980

e-mail : foodstafe@yahoo.com

specifications of tea

A. Fit for Human Consumption” according to international

norms for Tea

B. Countries of origin may include Sri lanka, India, Indonesia, and

Vietnam, among others

C. Black tea orthodox broken , grade –

1. BOP- Broken Orange Pekoe

2. FBOP- Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe

3. OP- Orange Pekoe

4. P- Pekoe

5. BOP1- Broken Orange Pekoe Fannings

D. Tea to be from new crop

Clean , free from strange matter

E. The PRODUCT should has specific taste , flavor , colour and free from colouring matter

F. Free from exhausted tea

G. The stem should not more than 10% as dry matter

H. Free from dust

I. Moisture 3.9 – 9.5 %

J. Extractive 30 – 50 %

K. Ash 4 – 8 %

L. Alkalinity as KOH 1 – 3 %

M. Acid insoluble ash 1 % max

N. Crude fiber 14 – 16 %

O. Caffeine 1.9 – 3.6 %

P. Tannin 7.3 – 15.1 %

Q. Heavy metals :

- Hg 0.5 ppm max

- As 1 ppm max

- Pb 5 ppm max

- Cu 100 ppm max

- Sn 250 ppm max

R. The radiation concentrated residue within the local limit ( 240 – 280 ) BQ / kgm

S. The PESTICIDE RESIDUE should not exceed the international standard limits

Packing:

Tea packed in alluminum foil sachet with the following weights: (200 gr. , 400 gr. , 600 gr. , 800 gr. , 1 kg ) inside strong cartons suitable for sea transportation and storage.

all sachet and cartons must be clean, dry, undamaged, printed with the required marking.

OR

IN PLY PAPER SACKS LINED WITH ONE LAYER OF ALUMINUM FOIL ( WITHOUT FLAP AND TIGHTLY CLOSED SUIITABLE FOR SEA TRANSPORTATION BY CONTAINER ALL SACKS ARE TO BE CLEAM , DRRY- UNDAMAGED . FIRMLY SEWNING CAPABLE OF HOLDING BETWEEN 40-50 KILO GRAMS EACH AND PRINTED WITH THE REQUUIIRED MARKING .