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=> Thirteen of fourteen samples seized by the Tea Board from different gardens in Assam have failed chemical residue tests.

Chemical residue tests :

=> It is a process that identifies the pesticide residue levels in food products through an in-depth chemical and microbiological analysis.

=> Detection of cypermethrin and monocrotophos pesticides were found in the tea samples.

=> Monocrotophos is used to kill mites that affect tea plants, but it equally debilitates the tea workers who spray the pesticides and those who drink the toxin laced tea.

=> Cypermethrin too harms health.