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Scope

Standardization in the field of tea (Camellia sinensis) covering the fields of compositional standards for different types of tea, testing methods for quality (including sensory and composition), good manufacturing practice (including transportation), facilitating clarity of tea quality for international trade, to ensure consumer expectation of tea quality is met

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30

published ISO standards *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 34/SC 8

4

ISO standards under development *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 34/SC 8

20

Participating members

24

Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 34/SC 8/WG 1 Preliminary Work Items Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 8/WG 4 White tea Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 8/WG 6 Tea classification Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 8/WG 7 Oolong tea Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 8/WG 8 Method for the preparation of green tea infusion for sensory evaluation Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 8/WG 9 Determination of theaflavins by HPLC Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 8/WG 10 Green tea - Vocabulary Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 8/WG 11 Purple tea Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 34/SC 8

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 34/SC 8:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/REMCO Committee on reference materials ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 12 Sensory analysis ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

Acronym Title Category
AOAC INTERNATIONAL AOAC INTERNATIONAL, Association of Analytical Communities A
CET - thé European Tea Committee A
EC - European Commission European Commission A
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations A
ITPA International Tea Promotion Association A

Date Month Location TC/SC Note
29-31 October 2019 Hangzhou (China) ISO/TC 34/SC 8  

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

ISO/TC 34/SC 8 - Secretariat

BSI [United Kingdom]

British Standards Institution
389 Chiswick High Road
London
W4 4AL
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 208 996 90 00
Fax: +44 208 996 74 00
Web:

Secretariat direct:

Mr Tim Bellamy

ISO/TC 34/SC 8 - Twinned Secretariat

SAC [China]

Standardization Administration of China
No. 9 Madian Donglu, Haidian District
Beijing 100088
China

Tel: +8610 8226 2644
Fax: +8610 8226 0660
Web:

Secretariat direct:

Mr Mao Limim