Question: How significant are the risks to drinking tea from China from heavy metals?
Answer:
ConsumerLab's and other research groups have found significant amounts of lead contaminating some teas from China. Contamination is most common in tea made from older leaves, as in black tea and Oolong tea, than from younger leaves used to make green tea. However, there are ways to reduce the health risks posed by contaminated products, as discussed in the "Lead" section