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 "Jingmai Mountain" Wild Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $17.75 USD - Original price $198.50 USDOriginal price$17.75 USD - $198.50 USD$17.75 USD - $198.50 USDCurrent price $17.75 USD| /In stockOur Jingmai production is made entirely from the one family's garden in Mangjing village in the Jing Mai mountain area. Entirely hand-picked and ...
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2013 Yunnan Sourcing Autumn Yi Bang Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $18.25 USD - Original price $205.00 USDOriginal price$18.25 USD - $205.00 USD$18.25 USD - $205.00 USDCurrent price $18.25 USD| /In stockEntirely wild arbor tea material from 80 to 150 year old tea trees in Yi Bang village (an area of north Yi Wu). Expertly processed by the mother ...
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2014 Yunnan Sourcing "Autumn Teng Tiao Old Tree" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $17.25 USD - Original price $194.25 USDOriginal price$17.25 USD - $194.25 USD$17.25 USD - $194.25 USDCurrent price $17.25 USD| /In stockTeng Tiao village (Rattan village) is located in Jing Gu county of Simao. The leaves used for our production come from the oldest stand of trees ...
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2014 Yunnan Sourcing Bang Dong Village Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $18.25 USD - Original price $207.50 USDOriginal price$18.25 USD - $207.50 USD$18.25 USD - $207.50 USDCurrent price $18.25 USD| /In stockBang Dong Village (邦东寨) is located in the county of Linxiang, Lincang prefecture. Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitude of 1600 met...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Da Qing Gu Shu" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $18.25 USD - Original price $205.00 USDOriginal price$18.25 USD - $205.00 USD$18.25 USD - $205.00 USDCurrent price $18.25 USD| /Da Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is made from old tree tea leaves picked from the first flush of Spring. Da Qing village is located in Jinggu co...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Han Gu Di" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh tea cake
Original price $18.25 USD - Original price $207.50 USDOriginal price$18.25 USD - $207.50 USD$18.25 USD - $207.50 USDCurrent price $18.25 USD| /Han Gu Di village is one of the more remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 1.5 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there. Although there...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Huang Shan Gu Shu" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $17.75 USD - Original price $201.00 USDOriginal price$17.75 USD - $201.00 USD$17.75 USD - $201.00 USDCurrent price $17.75 USD| /"Huang Shan Gu Shu" (lit. Remote Mountain Old Tree) is a mountain in Jinggu County of Simao where 100-300 year old tea trees are growing. Huang S...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Na Han Village" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $18.25 USD - Original price $210.50 USDOriginal price$18.25 USD - $210.50 USD$18.25 USD - $210.50 USDCurrent price $18.25 USD| /Na Han Village (那罕寨) is located near Bang Dong village in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture.Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitu...
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2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Suan Zao Shu" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $18.75 USD - Original price $214.75 USDOriginal price$18.75 USD - $214.75 USD$18.75 USD - $214.75 USDCurrent price $18.75 USD| /Suan Zao Shu village is one of the most remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 2 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there. The winding d...
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Ai Lao Secret Garden" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $15.75 USD - Original price $125.75 USDOriginal price$15.75 USD - $125.75 USD$15.75 USD - $125.75 USDCurrent price $15.75 USD| /In stockEntirely first flush of Spring 2019 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain. The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them ...
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "San Ke Shu" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $15.25 USD - Original price $120.25 USDOriginal price$15.25 USD - $120.25 USD$15.25 USD - $120.25 USDCurrent price $15.25 USD| /In stockA tiny production from a small grove of old tea trees (三棵树) growing near Bang Dong village in Mengku county of Lincang. Entirely picked and proces...
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2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Autumn Di Jie" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $8.00 USD - Original price $180.75 USDOriginal price$8.00 USD - $180.75 USD$8.00 USD - $180.75 USDCurrent price $8.00 USD| /In stockDi Jie Village 地界 is in the area of Bingdao in Mengku area of Lincang. Di Jie Village is well-known not just for it's proximity to Bingdao, but a...
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2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Jingmai Mountain" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $8.00 USD - Original price $123.25 USDOriginal price$8.00 USD - $123.25 USD$8.00 USD - $123.25 USDCurrent price $8.00 USD| /In stockJingmai Mountain is situated in Lancang County of Simao (now renamed Pu'Er) prefecture. Jing Mai teas are incredibly unique as a large portion of ...
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2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Jiu Tai Po" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $15.75 USD - Original price $125.75 USDOriginal price$15.75 USD - $125.75 USD$15.75 USD - $125.75 USDCurrent price $15.75 USD| /In stockSpring harvest tea leaves from 200-300 year old tea trees growing in Jiu Tai Po village in Jinggu county of Simao. Jiu Tai Po or "9 Mesa Village" ...
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2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Suan Zao Shu" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $15.75 USD - Original price $127.00 USDOriginal price$15.75 USD - $127.00 USD$15.75 USD - $127.00 USDCurrent price $15.75 USD| /In stockSuan Zao Shu village is one of the most remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 2 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there. The winding di...
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