FSSAI bans stapler pins in tea bags from January 2018
24th July, 2017Category:
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is banning the use of stapler pins in tea bags effective January 1, 2018. Currently, tea bags are either stapled or knotted. The move is expected to affect the fast growing packaged tea business in the country.
The use of stapler pins in tea bags poses a potential hazard to consumers since any loose staple pin consumed inadvertently with tea may cause a serious health hazard. The tea bag segment contributes 3-4 per cent by value of total tea sales but it is one of the fastest growing segments at 50-60 per cent year-on-year.
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