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standards on environmental protection

trying to decipher what exactly means the information written in the chinese tins i have:

标准代号: WMB48-81(1) [babelfish: standard code number] so i thought it was the code of the tea, the product, a code that make it unique to find it better in a list...

but entering this letters and numbers [WMB48-81(1)] in google arrived to this chinese web:

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translating with babelfish [it's what i have at hand] i guess it's in fact one of the standards used to regulate crops in relation with the environmental damages they may cause. i understood that. so, in general this web talks about tea gardens standards in Hubei province.

i thought it was at least curious to know. don't know if they are strict environmental proctecting rules or what, in fact... but kept my attention this was written in the tin as information to the comsumer.

another code in the tin: 卫生证号: (94)弟17-0021号 [卫生证号: Hygienic card number] could be a code for the firm that permits to handle foods? in spain we have a thing called "registro sanitario" [health registry, or something like that] like a registration number or license, one per firm. how is it called in the us or other places?

reagards from madrid, bonifacio barrio hijosa

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bbh2o
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ah2323

Here is a Google translation link of an overview of Chinese tea standards:

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This is a Google translation link of National and Industry Chinese tea standards:

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Several of my puers have the two fields you mention. The first field is a production standard. In this case it is GB/T9833.2 meaning it is a black brick. The second field is health or hygienic. From the above table it is GB9679:

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So in general none of the standards are a 'company license', In the US you might need a license to do business in certain areas but it is a governmental regulation and has nothing to do with the standards perse except to the extent the company complies with the standards.

Jim

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Space Cowboy

Hola!

"bbh2o" 标准代号: WMB48-81(1) [babelfish: standard code number]

I think a more apt translation of that is 'code number for standardized product'. What happens is this: before a product can be launched onto the market in China or before export, a standardized sample of this product has to be sent to the related authorities for approval. A detailed description of the product is carefully archived, including samples or pictures of it. In the event that there is any deviation in the licenced product in the future which might resulted in a consumer complaint, or the producer found to be negligent, the authorities can investigate into the matter with the detailed information of the product as comparison.

This code number has a limited validity of usually 5 years, after which the company will need to submit another sample for inspection and the specs detailed.

卫生证号: (94)弟17-0021号 [卫生证号: Hygienic card number]

is as you have mentioned, a "registro sanitario".

Danny

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Danny

thanks very much for the answers, learning a bit more everyday ;)

about the samples, it seem to be a great way of having a whole sight of tea production.

regards from madrid, b> Hola!

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bbh2o

There are no real standards for anything here in China regarding tea anymore. Everything, special number or tea grade, can be bought with enough money. You can't assume that this sort of licensing or coding is used for every tea factory. It may be just something that they printed on the tin for their own cataloguing purposes.

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Mydnight

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