SILVER SPRING, Md.—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) board of trustees voted to create a Tea Products Committee and voted to appoint Wilson Lau, of nuherbs Co., currently an AHPA board trustee, as the chair of the new committee, at its Oct. 11, 2011, meeting.
The new Tea Products Committee is designed to :
- promote and protect responsible commerce of herbal products marketed as teas;
- maintain attention to regulatory issues related to tea products and ingredients;
- create best practices and appropriate standards for the manufacture, labeling, and marketing of tea products, as needed; and
- develop active relationships with other organizations that represent marketers of tea products and ingredients.
"The committee will provide the association and its members, and the industry at large with a new forum for marketers in the tea products category to identify and address issues of mutual interest and ensure its continued viability and growth," said Michael McGuffin, AHPA president.
