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- The Indian tea suffered a severe shock when several international buyers rejected a series of tea consignments as the ‘presence of pesticides and chemicals was beyond the permissible limits.
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had put in place a maximum residue limit (MRL) for five pesticides used in tea plantations.
- This includes emamectin, benzoate, fenpyroximate, hexaconazole, propiconazole and quinalphos.
- They are used as a pesticide against tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis Theivora).
- Southern and north-eastern parts of the country reporting large scale damages caused by these bugs.
- Tea producers want the maximum residue level (MRL) of chemicals in tea to be maintained at current levels and in a few cases to be raised.
- According to the planters, Dimethoate is another cheaper and more effective compared to conventional pesticides.
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