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  1. UmmAbdAllah says:

    Excellent article. Thanks so much for your investigative work! I’m very surprised to see some of the tea brands on your list, but am so grateful that now I know to chose from other organic, non-GMO brands.

  2. Sounds like all the major brands are tainted…that is huge news…thanks Mike…
    I do not drink the stuff…so now I wonder about coffee…I do drink that. Hopefully
    you are going to test coffee brands…or have done??

  3. This is why I drink brands of tea such as Organic India, Alvita, and Traditional Medicals.

  4. Christina Kalix says:

    This is why we switched to Traditional Medicinals Tea. Fair Trade & organic. Their children’s Nighty – Night Tea is the best! The adults and kids drink it; it has a natural sweet & fruity flavor that needs nothing extra.

  5. Claudia March says:

    I contacted Republic of Tea and they assure me that pesticides are not used on their teas. See below…scroll to bottom and see messages going up.
    kg, Jul 11 03:42 PM:
    Pesticides are not used.
    Sip by sip,
    Minister of Citizen Services
    Chloes…, Jul 07 11:37 AM:
    So, are you saying pesticides are not used on the teas or are you saying the pesticides are washed off? I need that clarification.
    Thank you.
    kg, Jul 07 10:29 AM:
    Dear Citizen,
    Thank you for your email. The Republic of Tea sources only the highest-quality tea grown in the premier tea gardens in the world. From the Wuyi Mountains of China to the island of Sri Lanka, we treasure our long term relationships with each supplier.
    All of our teas are naturally produced. All of our teas are inspected and undergo the most stringent of quality assurance processes at the garden level before they are shipped. Once they arrive at our packaging facility, they are inspected again.
    We take this process very seriously to ensure that we’re providing our Citizens with the highest quality and safest teas from each unique origin.
    Also, The Republic of Tea is so proud of our partnership and certification with Non-GMO Project!

  6. Sarah Morriss says:

    I just went to the non GMO’s website and Republic of tea, yogi, twinings, and Tazo are all on their list of safe teas to drink. So you may want to do an update on this article.

  7. Renee Marks says:

    Why is there no mention about Red Rose orange Pekoe tea?

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