Due to the concern of food safety, FSSAI has passed a direction on 18th July 2017 whereby teabags with staple pins have been banned.
Any loose staple pins pose a serious threat to consumer's health if ingested by mistake. Hence, it has been directed to stop the manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import of such unsafe packaging material.
The date of compliance has been decided as 1st January 2018. All FBOs must switch onto safer packaging options eg. knotted tea bags.
The Tea (Marketing) Control Order, 2003 defines "Tea bag" as packet containing tea in bags made of filter paper, nylon net and/or any other acceptable material conforming to international norms and standards, for brewing of tea liquor by direct immersion of such bag in hot or cold water.
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