§ 1220.66 - Tolerance for fine tea particles.

Except for teas listed under § 1220.61(b), the amount by weight of fine tea particles that will pass through a wire sieve having 30 openings per linear inch in either direction and made of wire with a diameter of 0.01 inch, must not exceed 4 percent. Before condemning any tea for fine particles in excess of 4 percent, examiners shall sieve at least 4 representative samples, each taken from a different package in a shipment containing four or more packages, or where a lesser number of packages is involved, examiners shall sieve a representative sample from each package.