[Title 21 CFR 1220.40]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - April 1, 1996 Edition]
[Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS]
[Chapter I - FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION,]
[Subchapter L - REGULATIONS UNDER CERTAIN OTHER ACTS ADMINISTERED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION]
[Part 1220 - REGULATIONS UNDER THE TEA IMPORTATION ACT]
[Subpart E - Establishment of Standards]
[Sec. 1220.40 - Tea standards.]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




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  Sec. 1220.40
  
    FOOD AND DRUGS
    FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION,
    REGULATIONS UNDER CERTAIN OTHER ACTS ADMINISTERED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
    REGULATIONS UNDER THE TEA IMPORTATION ACT
    Establishment of Standards
  


Sec.  1220.40  Tea standards.

    (a) Samples for standards of the following teas, prepared, 
identified, and submitted by the Board of Tea Experts on February 28, 
1995, are hereby fixed and established as the standards of purity, 
quality, and fitness for consumption under the Tea Importation Act for 
the year beginning May 1, 1995, and ending April 30, 1996:
    (1) Black Tea (for all teas except those from the People's Republic 
of China (China), Taiwan (Formosa), Iran, Japan, Russia, Turkey, and 
Argentina).
    (2) Black Tea (for Argentina teas).
    (3) Black Tea (for teas from the People's Republic of China (China), 
Taiwan (Formosa), Iran, Japan, Russia, and Turkey).
    (4) Green Tea (of all origins).
    (5) Formosa Oolong.
    (6) Canton Oolong (for all Canton types from the People's Republic 
of China (China) and Taiwan (Formosa)).
    (7) Scented Black Tea.
    (8) Spiced Tea.
These standards apply to tea shipped from abroad on or after May 1, 
1995.

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    (b) The Board of Tea Experts shall prepare duplicate samples of the 
standards for teas.

[38 FR 32107, Nov. 20, 1973, as amended at 55 FR 34797, Aug. 24, 1990; 
60 FR 29987, June 7, 1995]