“ Teas originating outside of Taiwan are tested before being imported, ” says Ted Fan, secretary-general of the TTMA. “ The government certifies only a small amount of locally grown tea to contain safe levels of residual agricultural chemicals. Most locally grown tea never undergoes any testing at all. If it weren ’ t ‘ diluted ’ by blending with imported teas, domestically grown teas would be unlikely to pass residual pesticides testing.
台灣區製茶工業同業公會總幹事范德光直言，「境外茶必須通過藥檢才能進口，反倒台灣本地茶只有少數契作或取得政府標章認證的，農藥安全沒問題，其他大部分未經檢測的國產茶，若沒有進口茶拼配『稀釋』，可能全軍覆沒！」