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The world is divided roughly into tea producing countries and tea consuming countries. In tea producing
countries, a tea board will often regulate the production and quality of tea, as well as the producers and
brokers of tea. In tea consuming countries, the food and drug authorities will regulate the importation of
tea, while a tea council may exist to act in the interests of the local tea industry.
The principal regulators of tea imports include the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the
United States, and the Food Standards Agency in the United Kingdom, which enforces both UK and EU
regulations. The principal tea industry organizations in these countries include the Tea Association of
the USA, the Tea Association of Canada, and the UK Tea Council.
Among the world’s tea producing countries, many English-speaking countries have specialized tea
boards to administer the domestic tea laws, including the Tea Board of India, the Sri Lanka Tea Board,
the Bangladesh Tea Board, the Tea Board of Kenya, and the Tea Board of Tanzania. In the People’s
Republic of China (PRC), the principal regulators of tea production and export are the Ministry of
Agriculture (MOA), which issues quality standards for production, and the General Administration of
Quality Supervision , Inspection and Quarantine (QIC), which registers producers and monitors
compliance with quality control standards for tea being exported from the PRC. Tea standards in Japan
are largely administered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry (MAFF).
Apart from governmental regulators, tea producers have formed their own industry organizations such
as the Japan Tea Central Association, the Taiwan Tea Manufacturers' Association, the Tea Association
of Malawi (where there are proposals for a tea board), and the Vietnam Tea Association (VITAS).
countries, a tea board will often regulate the production and quality of tea, as well as the producers and
brokers of tea. In tea consuming countries, the food and drug authorities will regulate the importation of
tea, while a tea council may exist to act in the interests of the local tea industry.
The principal regulators of tea imports include the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the
United States, and the Food Standards Agency in the United Kingdom, which enforces both UK and EU
regulations. The principal tea industry organizations in these countries include the Tea Association of
the USA, the Tea Association of Canada, and the UK Tea Council.
Among the world’s tea producing countries, many English-speaking countries have specialized tea
boards to administer the domestic tea laws, including the Tea Board of India, the Sri Lanka Tea Board,
the Bangladesh Tea Board, the Tea Board of Kenya, and the Tea Board of Tanzania. In the People’s
Republic of China (PRC), the principal regulators of tea production and export are the Ministry of
Agriculture (MOA), which issues quality standards for production, and the General Administration of
Quality Supervision , Inspection and Quarantine (QIC), which registers producers and monitors
compliance with quality control standards for tea being exported from the PRC. Tea standards in Japan
are largely administered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry (MAFF).
Apart from governmental regulators, tea producers have formed their own industry organizations such
as the Japan Tea Central Association, the Taiwan Tea Manufacturers' Association, the Tea Association
of Malawi (where there are proposals for a tea board), and the Vietnam Tea Association (VITAS).
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