When the tea leaf comes from China, it gives one pause: Why should I believe the government there is closely monitoring the organic certification?
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Thanks for your question. Our organic tea is tested by individual labs and certified by international certification body - ECOCERT ICO. Hope that it helps. :)
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How can anyone "Truly KNOW" -- It is a Christian based company -- I love the product--
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To the Kiss Me Organics rep: It clearly states on the 2nd photo which is the back of the package it is from Japan (multiple times) Why are we being told one thing, and the package states another? ?????!!!!
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The company itself is an American company. They get their tea leaves from tea growing countries such as India but here's a message from their website that might help www.davidsonstea.com:"Who blends and packages your tea?Unlike most companies, who outsource their blending and packaging, Davidson's blends and packages their own tea in their organic certified facility in Sparks, NV. This ensures complete vertical integration and product integrity of our supply chain - teas from our own farms, blending in our own USDA Organic certified facility and packaging on our own machines within the same facility." The company itself is an American company. They get their tea leaves from tea growing countries such as India but here's a message from their website that might help www.davidsonstea.com:"Who blends and packages your tea?Unlike most companies, who outsource their blending and packaging, Davidson's blends and packages their own tea in their organic certified facility in Sparks, NV. This ensures complete vertical integration and product integrity of our supply chain - teas from our own farms, blending in our own USDA Organic certified facility and packaging on our own... » Read More The company itself is an American company. They get their tea leaves from tea growing countries such as India but here's a message from their website that might help www.davidsonstea.com:"Who blends and packages your tea?Unlike most companies, who outsource their blending and packaging, Davidson's blends and packages their own tea in their organic certified facility in Sparks, NV. This ensures complete vertical integration and product integrity of our supply chain - teas from our own farms, blending in our own USDA Organic certified facility and packaging on our own machines within the same facility." « Show Less
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It is not wholly organic. It has undergone some processing, but it minimal in order to keep the integrity of the product.
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This address may help. www.davidsonstea.com/ It will get you to thier home page. Since this is USDA certified organic and Fair traded I feel secure. I am an activist for labeling and am now on the GMO labeling band wagon, but I really feel comfortable with the Davidson's organic bulk tea. The government would sure make our life easier if they had honest and complete ingedients and whether they are genetically modified. Sorry I am not of more help, but I will be looking into the "natural flavor thing" I always thought it was "natural flavor enhancer" I had to watch for. Lou Mercer This address may help. www.davidsonstea.com/ It will get you to thier home page. Since this is USDA certified organic and Fair traded I feel secure. I am an activist for labeling and am now on the GMO labeling band wagon, but I really feel comfortable with the Davidson's organic bulk tea. The government would sure make our life easier if they had honest and complete ingedients and whether they are genetically modified. Sorry I am not of more help, but I will be looking into the "natural flavor thing" I always thought it was "natural flavor enhancer" I had to watch for.... » Read More This address may help. www.davidsonstea.com/ It will get you to thier home page. Since this is USDA certified organic and Fair traded I feel secure. I am an activist for labeling and am now on the GMO labeling band wagon, but I really feel comfortable with the Davidson's organic bulk tea. The government would sure make our life easier if they had honest and complete ingedients and whether they are genetically modified. Sorry I am not of more help, but I will be looking into the "natural flavor thing" I always thought it was "natural flavor enhancer" I had to watch for. Lou Mercer « Show Less
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I have no way of verifying that since I'm not originally from that area but I can say that its a good product! The leaves are big and in good condition, not dirty or many broken pieces. I boil the leaves and drink the tea often and having healthful beneficial properties that come from them I would certainly recommend it to you.
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As mentioned by others the package just says "distributed by.." but who really cares if the plants/leaves are grown in China. Some of the best tea leaves in the world are grown in China too.
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Just checked the packaging and it does not indicate the source. My understanding is, with the FDA, and the FTC, and whatever other bureaucracy manages this, that the source need only be indicated if it is not the U.S. If I am incorrect in that regard, I would welcome the correction.
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This information should be included on the packaging so consumers know where their products are coming from. Also, kindly answer another customer question regarding "If the kernels are grown/processed in china, how can they be certified organic by ccof...the california certified organic farmers?"
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Thanks so much GW for posting this. Although we have already posted this a few times before on our reviews section and in response to some of the questions posted here, we are re-posting this for everyone's convenience. The home of our Organic Matcha - both Culinary and Ceremonial - is now located in Shizuoka, Japan, within a tea region recognized by the United Nations as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. Harvested from a family-run tea farm in operation since 1915. Our farm has been certified organic since 2000, synthetic chemical free since 1994, and reduced chemical usage since 1975. Now you can enjoy great quality Matcha from the place it all began - Japan. Thanks again for posting. Unfortunately, there is no way to attach a file here. Once we've created a link to access our Radiation Test, Metal Test, and Organic Certification, we'll once again post them here. But please do email ashley@kissmeorganics.com if you have further concerns. Best, Ashley Evans KissMeOrganics
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You will want to contact the seller, but I believe the product is certified by the Japan board of Organics. You can never know for sure, but Japanese culture is very honest and only approves safe additives, unlike the Chinese Government.
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By going to www.TrueSourceHoney.com and clicking on the starburst at the top of the page, consumers can enter the UPC code on the back of their packaged honey to see if it is True Source Certified as much is adulterated in some way and China has been involved in this. Millions of pounds of illegally sourced honey may continue to enter the United States, despite continuing federal crack-down efforts. True Source CertificationTM helps ensure honey's safety and quality because it traces the source of that honey from hive to table. About one-third of honey sold in North America today is now True Source Certified. Many large grocery retailers and club stores only use certified honey for store brands, including Costco (Kirkland Signature) and Target (Market Pantry and Simply Balanced). I was just thinking that the honey I most recently purchased seemed to have sold for too cheap so began investigating online today. I googled and got "make sure you don't buy illegal honey from china" There are many other articles out that may be of more use to the consumer.
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Some ingredients come from China, although the company claims it came from very clean source. I guess it has to do with how much you trust China and Megafood.
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According to the manufacturer this tea is 100% organic, Free trade certified from Sri Lanka (Ceylon).
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It says it's certified organic by the "global organic alliance" a USDA accredited certifying agent. BUT it's actually a product of the Philippines.
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On the box of Organo Organic green tea's ingrediant is listed as " Organic Green Tea, Organic Ganoderma Lucidum "
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Its organic certified by Canadian board something and JAP (guessing its Japan). It didnt say where it came from but its distributed by a company from Vancouver. I think the raw material might have came from Japan.