JasonCT said 2012-04-24 20:34:14 -0400

Greenpeace says it finds tainted Lipton tea bags in China

“(Reuters) – Environmental advocacy group Greenpeace said on Tuesday that an investigation it had conducted found tea bags sold in China by Unilever’s Lipton brand contained unsafe levels of pesticide residue, though Unilever said the product was safe and to standard.”

Full text can be found here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/24/us-unilever-china-quality-idUSBRE83N0AT20120424

10 Replies

WtFGoD said 2012-04-24 21:39:18 -0400

thankgod everyone here dodged that bullet??? :D

Kittenna said 2012-04-24 21:40:01 -0400

Hahahahahahaha!

Azzrian said 2012-04-24 21:44:52 -0400

LOL!! gutter sludge

Yogini Undefined said 2012-04-25 12:18:02 -0400

LOL!

Michelle said 2012-08-07 19:47:12 -0400

Hahahaha that’s great.

Zeks said 2012-04-25 13:49:44 -0400

Lipton, trying to sell tea in … China ?:) lol

CupofTree said 2012-08-07 15:52:00 -0400

Well that would explain the awful taste of Lipton teabags! I wonder what that same test would turn up if it was done in the US.

CupofTree said 2012-08-07 15:57:47 -0400

um, woa, what’s happening to the message boards lol

Sil said 2012-08-07 16:01:42 -0400

Glad it’s not just me!

Anny Oxidant & the Tea Bullie said 2012-08-07 22:13:15 -0400

My family drinks their weight in Lipton daily, and I grew up on it. They still think I am nuts for drinking hot tea. And of course if it is not Lipton, it is not worth trying. Gag.