After tests conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in 2009 and 2011 revealed levels of pesticide res idue thatexceed Health Canadas a l lowable l imits , Marketplace commiss ioned testing through an accredi ted lab to see i f teas withthese amounts of pesticide res idue are s ti l l on the shel f. Here are the resul ts :

Brand Variety Location

Purchased

Pesticide PPM

Detected

Uncle Lee's

Legends of China

Green Tea Toronto -

Loblaws

acetamaprid 1.00

beta-endosulfan 0.015

bifenthrin 0.69

buprofezin 0.089

carbendazim 0.018

chlorfenapyr 0.66

chlorpyrifos 0.022

clofentezine 0.008

cypermethrin 0.067

deltamethrin 0.066

dicofol (total) 0.14

dimethoate 0.007

dimethoate/omethoate

(total)

0.007

endosulfan (total) 0.042

endosulfan alpha 0.01

endosulfan sulfate 0.017

fenpropathrin 0.037

fipronil 0.033

imidacloprid 0.55

cyhalothrin-lambda 0.089

methomyl 0.077

methomyl/thiodicarb (total) 0.077

pyridaben 0.17

thiamethoxam 0.009

thiamethoxam (total) 0.009

triazophos 0.03

No Name Black Tea Maxi - Montreal acetamaprid 0.045

buprofezin 0.012

carbendazim 0.007

chlorpyrifos 0.007

cypermethrin 0.035

fenazaquin 0.006

imidacloprid 0.063

King Cole orange pekoe Atlantic

Superstore -

Moncton

acephate 0.29

acetamaprid 0.025

fenazaquin 0.025

fenpyroximate 0.051

hexythiazox 0.017

imidacloprid 0.027

monocrotophos 0.22

propargite 0.036

thiacloprid 0.25

Uncle Lee's

Legends of China

Jasmin Green

Tea

Whole Health -

Toronto

acetamaprid 0.37

buprofezin 0.01

carbendazim 0.016

chlorfenapyr 0.006

cypermethrin 0.087

dicofol (total) 0.013

ethofenprox 0.008

imidacloprid 0.15

Signal Orange Pekoe

Two Cups

IGA - Laval propargite 0.012

Lipton Pure Green

Tea

Walmart -

Montreal

acetamaprid 0.11

bifenthrin 0.027

buprofezin 0.029

carbendazim 0.013

chlorpyrifos 0.007

cypermethrin 0.051

imidaclopride 0.056

Lipton Yellow Label

Black Tea

Walmart -

Montreal

acetamaprid 0.008

bifenthrin 0.009

dicofol (total) 0.021

propargite 0.016

thiacloprid 0.026

thiamethoxam 0.061

thiamethoxam (total) 0.061

Red Rose Orange Pekoe Foodland -

Toronto

nil nil

Tetley Pure Green

Tea

Foodland -

Toronto

acetamaprid 0.23

beta-endosulfan 0.007

bifenthrin 0.067

buprofezin 0.041

carbendazim 0.007

chlorfenapyr 0.14

chlorpyrifos 0.008

cypermethrin 0.025

deltamethrin 0.008

dicofol (total) 0.053

endosulfan (total) 0.017

endosulfan sulfate 0.01

fenpropathrin 0.006

imidacloprid 0.071

methomyl 0.008

methomyl/thiodicarb (total) 0.008

thiacloprid 0.38

triazophos 0.018

Twinings Earl Grey Walmart -

Montreal

acetamaprid 0.078

bifenthrin 0.039

buprofezin 0.015

carbendazim 0.007

chlorfenapyr 0.033

chlorpyrifos 0.01

cypermethrin 0.021

dicofol (total) 0.04

fenpropathrin 0.006

imidacloprid 0.039