Where does my fave tea come from? @BarrysTeaTweets it travels the world with me! appreciate reply. Await your update please @CopperSpices
— Helena Tubridy (@FertilityExpert) September 9, 2015
Two years ago the BBC reported on shocking working and living conditions in tea estates in Assam, India.
Helena Tubridy (above} wondered where Barry’s sources its tea.
And waited.
Neither Barry’s Tea nor Lyons was willing to share the exact names of all the tea estates that they source from.
Lyons gets some from Kenya, some from Sri Lanka, and some from Assam, said Adam Fisher, the media relations manager at Unilever, which owns Lyons.
“We source from an array of tea estates and though it isn’t possible to give you the names of all of them Lyons is mostly sourced from East Africa, including Kericho,” he said. It is fully Rainforest Alliance-certified, though….
Barry’s Tea, which is not Rainforest Alliance-certified, didn’t provide a list either. It sources 90 percent of its tea from East Africa and 10 percent from India, said spokesperson Camille O’Flanagan. “We work with some of the most reputable tea estates in every region.”
*slurp*
Where Do Barry’s Tea and Lyons Get Their Tea From? (Dublin Inquirer)
