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Appendix III Examples of Tea Labeling Calculation
Example 1: A blend of 50 g tea and 50 g herbal tea = 100 g
1. the product must contain at least 30%
total UTZ certified content (of 100 g certifiable
content = 30 g) to allow the
use of the UTZ logo AND
2. the minimum requirement for being included in the calculation of the UTZ certified
content is:
o 30% of the
tea content (50 g) is UTZ: = 15 g
o 30% of the
herbal tea content (50 g) is UTZ = 15 g
There are several options to meet the certified content criteria
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:
1.
UTZ tea only
: > 30 g tea
2.
UTZ herbal tea only
: > 30 g
herbal tea
3. UTZ tea +UTZ herbal tea : > 15 g tea + > 15 g herbal tea
The on-pack UTZ logo used will be the 30% UTZ logo for all 3 options.
Example 2: A blend of 50 g rooibos and 50 g herbal tea = 100 g
1. the product must contain at least 30%
total UTZ certified content (of 100 g certifiable
content = 30 g) to allow the
use of the UTZ labeling logo AND
2. the minimum requirement for being included in the calculation of the UTZ certified
content is:
o 90% of the
rooibos content (50 g) is UTZ: = 45 g
o 30% for the
herbal tea content (50 g) is UTZ = 15 g
There are several options to meet the certified content criteria
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:
1. UTZ rooibos only
: > 45 g rooibos
2. UTZ herbal tea only
: > 30 g herbal tea
3. UTZ tea + herbal tea
: > 45 g rooibos + > 15 g herbal tea
The on-pack UTZ logo is different for each of the 3 options: 45%, 30% and 60% logo
respectively.
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Please note that the product may contain any percentage of UTZ (herbal) tea, but it only ‘counts’ for the %
UTZ certified if at least the minimum requirement is met.
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Please note that the product may contain any percentage of UTZ (herbal) tea, but it only ‘counts’ for the %
UTZ certified if at least the minimum requirement is met.