FYI (According to China Daily):
usa.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-04/25/content_15136308.htm
www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-05/02/content_15186062.htm
In addition, Chinese TV news recently reported other labels (other producers' products) have similar problems.
So, when selecting your teas, it may be a good idea to read the label carefully to see where the tea is produced.
Pesticides are usually banned because of the effect they have on the ecosystem. I was working in the US in 1990s when they were trying to ban the last of the ...drins. These had been used for years on foodstuffs, but the effects of using increasing amounts of organo-phosphates on the ecosystem was ruled unsustainable.
Just because a chemical is banned does not mean it is any less safe for humans than those that are not banned. The opposite is also true.
