Translations of the above suggestions into other languages are available in appendix I.
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7. Specific Requirements for Labeling Tea, Rooibos
and Herbal Tea
7.1
For tea, rooibos and herbal tea
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, there is only one labeling claim option: a content claim.
Content claims for tea, rooibos and herbal tea
7.2
A content claim states that the tea, rooibos and/or herbal tea in the product is UTZ certified
and is physically processed into the final product. A content
claim can be made if the
manufacturer makes use of the traceability model of Segregation or Identity Preserved. The
content claim applies to fully certified products (90%
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or more certified content).With this
option, it is possible to set up a tracer
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(please note that this option is currently not available
for herbal tea).
Definitions
7.3
UTZ uses the following definitions:
Pure products: products only containing
one of the certifiable ingredients tea, rooibos or
herbal tea. The product may also contain additional flavors, etc.
Blends: products containing a mix of the certifiable ingredients tea, rooibos and/or herbal
tea. The product may also contain additional flavors, etc.
Certifiable content (percentage): total of all tea, rooibos and herbal tea ingredients (as a
percentage of the total weight of the product)
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that may be certified.
UTZ certified content (percentage): total of UTZ certified tea, rooibos and/or herbal tea
ingredients (as a percentage of the certifiable content).
Minor herbal ingredient: an herbal ingredient that is equal to or less than 3% of the total
weight of the product (excluding water).
7.4
We encourage our partners
to use fully certified tea, rooibos and herbal tea in the blend.
However, if this is not possible due to the limited availability of any of the ingredients, it is
currently allowed to use the logo when:
For pure products:
For tea: a minimum of 30% of the tea
content is UTZ certified
For herbal tea: a minimum of 30% of the herbal tea content is UTZ certified. Please note
the minimum percentage of 30% is valid until 2019. This will increase to 40% for 2019 and
2020 and to 50% for 2021 and 2022.
For rooibos: a minimum of 90% of the rooibos content is UTZ certified
For blends
:
The blend must contain a minimum of 30% UTZ certified content, and:
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The herbal ingredients that can be certified are all plants and parts of plants used for making herbal and fruit
teas
(infusions) that have been cultivated or were collected in the wild. Herbs include herbs, flowers, dried
fruits, roots, sprouts, leaves, bulbs, seeds, bark, buds, twigs, peel, and petals.
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A limited amount of mixing (representing no more than 10% of the volume of the UTZ product) may occur.
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Retailers and brands selling UTZ certified products can share the story behind their products by launching an
online tracer. Consumers can use the tracer to trace the product back to its origin. Tracers are only available
for products where the Identity Preserved traceability model is used for.
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Other ingredients that do not count for the certifiable content include flavors, aromas, water, and sugar.