The Thai producer of a shipment of instant tea rejected by Taiwanese officials because of the level of insecticide said on Friday that it was safe and the level of Fipronil was within safe limits.
Cha Thai International Co, which produces ChaTraMue tea, said in a statement that all its products sold in Thailand conformed to the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA allowed a maximum residue level of Fipronil of 0.005 parts per million (ppm), the company said.
The Taiwanese Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday rejected a five-tonne shipment of its vanilla flavoured instant red tea, saying it contained Fipronil residue above its set limit of 0.002 ppm.
The company statement pointed out the difference…
