Tea contamination

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Thank you for the informative tweet on tea contamination.

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jt/2013/370460/

Do you know if herbal teas (e.g., lemon ginger, peppermint) have been studied or are safe? Thanks!

[JeffN]

Thank you for the informative tweet on tea contamination.

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jt/2013/370460/

Do you know if herbal teas (e.g., lemon ginger, peppermint) have been studied or are safe? Thanks!

The potential exists for any plant and there are several factors that contribute. Yes, some herbal teas have been found to be contaminated too.

Naithani, V; Kakkar, P (2004). "An evaluation of residual organochlorine pesticides in popular Indian herbal teas". Archives of Environmental Health. 59 (8): 426–30.
doi:10.3200/AEOH.59.8.426-430.
PMID 16268119.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3 ... .8.426-430

Naithani, V; Kakkar, P (2005). "Evaluation of heavy metals in Indian herbal teas". Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology. 75 (1): 197–203.
doi:10.1007/s00128-005-0738-4.
PMID 16228893.

In Health
Jeff

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Thanks, Jeff. Guess if I want hot tea, I'm down to hot water with a slice of lemon, or maybe a hot cup of home made veggie broth (your recipe is great).