Kolkata: Tea Board has introduced ‘Tea Mark’ as a quality certification and assurance identifier to promote quality, consumption and marketing of tea. According to the order, ‘Tea Mark’ signifies that the tea has been tested and verified as prescribed under FSSAI parameters. “The board shall be the owner/proprietor of the mark. This order does not impose any restriction on trade and ‘Tea Mark’ certification is voluntary,” it added.It also added that in order to ensure sanctity of the mark, Tea Board may develop an e-commerce platform for the sale of ‘Tea Mark’ certified teas. In order to make the e-commerce platform sustainable, a nominal fee shall be charged from the authorised users.
