§ 1220.9 - Duties of supervising tea examiner.

(a) The supervising tea examiner is charged with the immediate supervision of all matters relating to the enforcement of the Tea Importation Act, and particularly the securing of uniformity in the treatment of imported teas at all the points of examination. He is also to perform such duties in connection with tea under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as may be assigned to him.

(b) For the purpose of securing uniformity in the treatment of teas each tea examiner will send to the supervising tea examiner one-half pound samples of the teas rejected by him, also such other samples of teas as the supervising tea examiner may direct. To each sample a label (T. I. S. Cat. No. 2) shall be affixed.

(c) The examiner of tea at each port where a qualified tea examiner is stationed shall prepare and forward to the supervising tea examiner and to the chairman of the United States Board of Tea Appeals, as soon as practicable after the close of each month, a report (T. I. S. Cat. No. 3), showing details as to every shipment of tea examined by the tea examiner. This information the tea examiner should compile from his report of “Teas Imported and Examined” (T. I. S. Cat. No. 4) which should always be kept up to date.