Sonninstrasse 28 (4th floor)
D-20097 Hamburg City Sued
Phone: +49 40 23 60 16 34
Fax: +49 40 23 60 16 10/11
E-Mail:
tee@wga-hh.de
Internet: http://www.teeverband.de
http://www.tea-up-your-life.de |
| The task of the association is to safeguard and promote its members' particular interests relating to the import, manufacture, packaging and/or marketing of tea (Camellia sinensis, Linnaeus, O. Kuntze) in all its varieties and forms of presentation at practical and political level. |
The German Tea Association focuses on issues relating to food law, quality control and nutritional aspects of tea.
Main food law issues are
- Labelling
- Compounds in tea
- Flavourings and extracts
- Specifications for organic food
- Guidelines in the "Deutsches Lebensmittelbuch" for tea, herbal infusions, extracts and preparations thereof
Quality control issues are of central importance and are handled in close co-operation with the tea producing countries. The German Tea Association has adopted a Code of Practice for Quality Control to which all members have committed themselves. This Code contains guidelines for sampling and minimum requirements for analysing tea for pesticide residues. The association regularly monitors tea for residues of plant protective substances and has set up a comprehensive data bank for this purpose.
In addition, the association disseminates information on all aspects of tea and latest market developments.
A scientific committee provides guidance in matters relating to research on nutrition and health. |
| 30 full members and 17 associate members. |
2004: Total tea consumption: 17,912 tons
Per capita consumption: approx. 25 litre |
| Jochen Spethmann, Messrs. Ostfriesische Tee-Gesellschaft Laurens Spethmann GmbH & Co. |
The German Tea Association is a member of
- ETC - European Tea Committee, Hamburg
- Bund für Lebensmittelrecht und Lebensmittelkunde e.V., (BLL), Bonn (National Food Law Association)
- Forschungskreis der Ernährungsindustrie e.V. (FEI), Bonn (FEI = Food Industry Research)
- DIN working group on tea
The Tea Association operates Tea Tasters' Panel whose task is to assess tea samples at the request of food inspectors, scientific institutes and the industry. Prior to testing, the tea samples are neutrally packed in order to conceal the identity of producer / submitter. The assessment procedure covers organoleptic properties, general and specific characteristics and labelling claims relating to origin and quality. |
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