World Tea Expo 2025

This presentation delves into several critical aspects of environmental regulation and consumer protection: PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances), California's Proposition 65 (Prop 65), environmental marketing, and recycling issues including Extended Producer Responsibility. A comprehensive approach to environmental marketing, formulation, and packaging is vital for companies aiming to align with current environmental standards and consumer expectations. Understanding these issues helps companies mitigate risks, enhance brand reputation, and contribute to a healthier environment. This presentation aims to equip stakeholders with the knowledge to navigate these regulatory requirements and leverage environmental marketing effectively.
Takeaways (3)
Prop 65, PFAS, and other chemical regulatory issues
Environmental Marketing
Recycling and Extended Producer Responsibility

A generational perspective on how climate change has transformed Sri Lankan tea growing, its impact on growers' lives, and the efforts being made to mitigate these changes. Discover how consumers worldwide can play a vital role in protecting tea's future.
 

In this session we'll explore the challenges and opportunities in developing RTD teas, including balance of ingredients, scaling formulations, brewing, and reviewing essential regulatory considerations.

Diving deeper into these topics:

• Balancing tea, flavor, juices, sweeteners and other ingredients in formulating your tea
• Differences between brewed tea leaves, tea extracts, tea concentrates, tea powders, tea distillates and tea flavors
• Technical limitations and opportunities in scaling your lab formulation to production
• Key regulation and compliance considerations in RTD teas

As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change, water scarcity, and environmental degradation, the tea industry has a unique opportunity to lead the way in sustainable practices. Individual consumers play a crucial role in driving this change. Here are three simple yet effective ways everyone can make a difference, ultimately contributing to a more sustainable tea industry.
Key Takeaways

1. Eat More Plant Based: Animal agriculture is a significant water user, so incorporating more plant-based meals can help reduce water consumption. As tea is often enjoyed with food, choosing plant-based options can complement sustainable tea choices.

2. Compost and Reduce Waste: Composting food waste reduces the amount of energy and water needed to produce new fertilizers. This practice also promotes sustainable tea production, as tea estates can adopt organic composting methods to maintain soil health.

3. Use Less, Choose Sustainable: Being mindful of overall resource usage can significantly impact water conservation. In general, every product we use daily takes resources to create. When choosing tea products, opt for sustainable packaging,  and eco-friendly brands that prioritize water efficiency in their production processes.

Follow Udaya as he covers the challenges of Organic Farming in Nepal.
In the case of Nepal, small farmers produce organic tea in their small farms.
Major challenges:

• Reduced yield
• Susceptible to pest attacks
• High input costs
• Labour intensive
• Due to open borders with the neighboring country, the prohibited inputs are easily available in the local market which is easy to access for the small farmers.
• Household monitoring and proper record keeping, documentation etc. are additional costs.
• There is no reputed certification agency in Nepal and still we have to be accredited by the CB of India or a European country.
• Unfavorable climatic condition

Solutions

• Awareness program to the farmers
• Optimum price of the organic product
• The government should launch a project to motivate the organic farmers/producers and there should be regular monitoring of the market to reduce the sales of the prohibited inputs.