Introduction to guiding and the establishment of a safe and sanitized tea factories

    In order to make (healthy, efficiency, sustainable management) practicable as an agriculture policy, the Ministry of Agriculture took action. From 2011 the Ministry started to promote sanitized tea processing factories and processing environments. Guiding tea farmers to embrace the concept of a sanitized production environment and raising tea production in order to establish a safe, sanitized way of tea production in Taiwan. This includes an effective way of processing tea leaves from the farms, a sanitized procedure of making tea, and the safe management of the processing factories.

    The guidance sessions are aiming towards factories in the primary stages of tea production, which includes withering, panning, and drying. Guiding factory manager, working farmers or those who plan on purchasing tea leaves the correct field managing procedure. In coordination with the Taiwan Good Agricultural Practice (TGAP) carrying out fertilizer control and pesticide control, reporting production and farming journals in order to put the network of tea production safety into practice. During production, each stations chief should ensure the safety and sanitation of the tea, from withering to drying and performing environmental hygienic inspections. Inspections should meet the standards set by the Ministry of Agriculture and the local government, with addition to reporting tea production journals in order to make a safe and sanitized environment for quality tea production.