Product title 3 boxes celestial seasonings herbal tea, country peach passion, 20 count average rating. Many name tea bags contain copious amount of deadly pesticides. Celestial seasonings teas do not contain gmo ingredients, and our parent company, hain celestial, supports mandatory labeling. Celestial seasoning teas have a high amount of pesticide. The truth behind the teas your are drinking step into my. Recent research by glaucus research on the brand celestial seasonings found that over 90% of their teas tested showed pesticide levels that were over united states limits. The findings are part of a report on hain celestial, parent company of celestial seasonings, which markets its teas as 100% natural and healthy. According to an article in mother nature network, in 20, an independent lab tested two popular tea brands for pesticides. The investigation revealed that half the teas had traces of pesticides higher than the legal limit in canada. Toxic pesticide residue found in celestial seasonings teas. They are packed with supporting data on maximum residue levels mrls, the universal scientific metric for regulating and measuring pesticides in foods. While there are benefits to drinking herbal teas, they can also potentially create side effects in some individuals with allergies or sensitivities.
Welcome to the official celestial seasonings online store. Celestial seasonings, owned by parent company hain celestial, is one of the largest specialty tea manufacturers in north america. Ten out of 11 tea varieties, including antioxidant blood orange and sleepytime kids goodnight grape were found to have excess pesticides. Eurofins an analytic testing company found 91% of celestial seasonings teas contained levels of pesticides that exceed the us federal limits. High levels of pesticides found in celestial seasonings tea. Their teas are always fresh, always tasty and always make you feel better. Nfls independent testing reaffirmed that celestial seasonings teas are safe and follow strict industry guidelines.
Celestial seasonings teas are an invitation to bring the perfect balance to your day. Pesticides in celestial seasonings, says investor who. This is a typically mild chamomile blend with light flowery. Product featurescelestial seasonings chamomile herbal tea is the perfect way to unwind and relax after a long day.
Ive been drinking celestial seasonings teas from boulder, colorado since 1972 when they sold mos 23 herb tea blend. Celestial seasonings is a tea company based in boulder, colorado, united states that specializes in herbal teas tisanes, but also sells green, white, chai, and black teas. Last night i ran across this article on facebook, warning me that 90% of celestial seasonings teas tested showed unacceptably high levels of pesticides. Wheres hains crushing refutation of a respected scientific labs findings. A third party analysis done by glaucus research uncovered 91 percent of celestial seasonings tea tested positive for pesticides residues, which exceed tolerable u.
Ninetyone percent of the teas from this brand were found to have pesticide residues that exceeded pesticide tolerances, or limits, in. Someone on rtea suggested updating the celestial seasonings a tea brand wikipedia page to include the pesticide thing. Dangerously high pesticides in celestial seasonings teas. At celestial seasonings teawell, weve made living well as easy as a delicious cup of tea. For example, sleepytime kids goodnight grape herbal contained 0. Teavana, one of the biggest brands of loose leaf tea, was found to feature pesticides in every one of its teas by independent researchers. There is no greatness where there is not simplicity experience celestial seasonings. Are teavana and celestial seasonings teas safe to consume. Weve been aware of the information contained in this report since february, 20. They tested teavana and celestial seasonings and found disappointing results. Not many people expect to find these in their tea bags, but agencies around the globe are revealing companies that continue to use them in their production despite multiple warnings. Ten out of 11 varieties of celestial seasonings teas, one of the largest specialty tea manufacturers in north america, were found. It is possible that they teamed up with a competitor of celestial seasonings, who agreed to fund their research if they found such pesticides, for example, but even if that was the case, the cbc tests i linked above also say similar things of other tea companies.
Celestial seasonings founders mo siegel, john hay, peggy clute and others started gathering herbs and flowers in. Considering all of the other toxins that the fda lets slide by, this is frightening. Dangerously high pesticide levels in celestial seasonings teas. Cults, conspiracies and the utterly bizarre history of. Pesticides in tea celestial seasonings, gmos, lipton. Product title celestial seasonings tea caffeine free herbal tea, t. Data from the analytics company eurofins show that pesticides in 91% of the brands tea that was sampled exceeded u. Uncle lees legends of china green tea and jasmine green tea. Dont get fooled by the term all natural on celestial seasonings teas. Haines, a conglomerate manufacturing hundreds of natural. The sleepytime kids goodnight grape herbal tea contained 0. Glaucus research sent samples from 11 of the companys popular teas to the. The parent of organic products including celestial seasonings tea was plagued by an accounting scandal, and the stock plummeted 26% on august 15, as the chart below shows.
Each flavorful sip of celestial seasonings teawell is infused with our daily wellness core, a smart allinone blend of herbs and botanicals that have been traditionally used to. A sample of celestial seasonings sleepytime kids goodnight grape herbal tea a product intended for children contained 0. As i write this i am enjoying a cup of celestial seasonings antioxidant green tea, possibly to the detriment of my health. This means that if your tea was sprayed with pesticides during growth, they can only end up in one place your cup. Sleepytime kids goodnight grape herbal tea for example had 0. Eurofins scientific, who did the testing, determined that many varieties of celestial seasonings teas contained potentially dangerous levels of multiple pesticides. In addition, nfl detected no pesticides in the brewed celestial seasonings teas they tested. The suggestion that 91% of celestial seasonings tea were in excess of allowable limits came from tabulating the presence of all pesticide related chemicals found, including those without set. Our caffeine and glutenfree tea has a beautiful goldenyellow color and. A recent thirdparty analysis by glaucus research and discussed here found that 91 percent of celestial seasonings tea tested had pesticide residues exceeding the. The majority of the celestial seasonings teas tested by an independent lab showed high levels of pesticide residue. Recent lab testing of both teavana and celestial seasonings teas had alarming results. You will notice that the article is on a site called honey colony, where the hive decides whats. Celestial seasonings chamomile tea is a refreshing and therapeutic cup of healing.
Dangerous levels of pesticides found in 91% of celestial. Celestial seasonings follows a stringent testing protocol for all incoming raw ingredients. Their test results detected no pesticides in the brewed celestial seasonings teas. For example, while chamomile contains flavonoids, terpenoids, antioxidants and is caffeinefree, there is a slim.
A scathing new report on celestial seasonings tea and parent company hain celestial shows 91 percent of the samples of celestial seasonings teas tested contained pesticides in levels that exceed u. Dangerously high pesticide levels in celestial seasonings. And yet another round of tests conducted by glaucus research found that 91% of celestial seasonings tea tested had pesticide residues exceeding the u. When you order by the cutoff time monday through friday excluding major holidays, most orders will ship that same day and you will receive it in 1 to 3 business days depending on your zip code. Ten out of 11 tea varieties tested, including antioxidant blood orange and sleepytime kids goodnight grape, were found to have excess pesticides. In fact, more than 90 percent of the samples violated us pesticide standards although if you read between the lines, some of the pesticides found are not regulated by us federal law, for whatever thats worth. In an analysis done by the glaucus research group, the company found a jawdropping amount of pesticides in one of the most popularly consumed tea brands, celestial seasonings. Does celestial, a brand that makes teas, still use pesticides. One of teavanas most popular and expensive teas, monkey picked oolong, was the most contaminated with 23 pesticides. It accuses celestial of falsely labeling products including sleepytime tea as all natural even though they allegedly contain pesticides.
Eurofins tested 11 different types of celestial seasoning teas and found pesticides in all but one of those types. In response, we sent the same teas for independent, third party testing by the industryleading national food lab nfl. Celestial seasonings herbal tea, chamomile, 20 count pack of 6chamomile. Pesticides and other carcinogenic chemicals that are dangerous to your health can be found in many types of foods. Celestial seasonings product safety assurance celestial. Celestial seasonings teas, owned by parent company hain celestial, is one of the largest specialty tea manufacturers in north. Each flavorful sip of teawell is infused with our daily wellness core, a smart allinone blend of herbs and botanicals that have been traditionally used to support the mind and body. Dangerous levels of pesticides found in 91% of celestial seasonings all natural teas.
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