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Tea & Herbal Infusions Europe

Acronym: THIE

General Information

Identification Code: 389995329101-55
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Entity Form: association
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 11/27/2017
Last Update: 4/8/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: Tea & Herbal Infusions Europe (THIE) is the European association representing the interests of producers and traders of tea (Camellia sinensis) and herbal infusions as well as extracts thereof in the EU. The main objectives of the association are to establish a common European policy with regard to tea and herbal infusions and to make contact with EU-officials and representatives of other organisations and to collaborate constructively with them in any matter related to the tea and herbal infusions trade and industry.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Consumers
  • Customs
  • Environment
  • External relations
  • Food safety
  • International co-operation and development
  • Research and innovation
  • Single market
  • Taxation
  • Trade
Levels of Interest:
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Food information to consumers; Quality assurance and food safety; Pesticide regulations and contaminants regulation; Activities of the Standing Committee on Phytopharmaceuticals; Activities of the Standing Committee on Novel Food and Toxicological Safety of the Food Chain; Novel Food Catalogue; Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT); EU and Codex Alimentarius CCPR; International trade and cooperation with tea growing countries; Nutrition
Communication Activities: Tea • Compendium of Guidelines for Tea (Camellia sinensis) • HACCP Guidance Notes for European Tea Packers, Tea Producers and Processors in the Country of Origin • Recommended Microbiological Guideline for Tea (Camellia sinensis) Herbal and fruit infusions • Compendium of Guidelines for Herbal and Fruit Infusions • Guidelines for Good Agricultural and Hygiene Practices for Raw Materials used for Herbal and Fruit Infusions (GAHP) • THIE Inventory List of Herbals Considered as Food • THIE Allocation List • THIE’s Recommended Microbiological Specifications • Influence of Brewing Temperature and Brewing Period on the Microbial Kinetics in Herbal Infusions • Microbiological Status of Untreated Herbal Materials • THIE Practicable approach to drying factors for Herbal and Fruit Infusions Tea & Herbal and fruit infusions • Occurrence of 15 + 1 EU Priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in various Types of Tea (Camellia sinensis) and Herbal Infusions. • Best Practice Guidance on the Prevention of Food Fraud • Transition rates of selected metals determined in various types of teas • Code of Practice to Prevent and Reduce Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Contamination in Raw Materials for Tea and Herbal Infusions • Interpretation of the Contaminants Reg. (EU) 2023/915 with regard to herbal infusions and tea • THIE Statement MOSH-MOAH
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Sonninstr. 28
Post Code: 20097
City: Hamburg
Country: GERMANY
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EU Office

Address: Sonninstr. 28
Post Code: 20097
City: Hamburg
Country: GERMANY
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Financial Data

New Organisation: false
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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 5
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 5
Members F T E: 2.5

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: - Austria: Oesterreichischer Kaffee- und Teeverband - Croatia: Franck d.d. ; Spider Grupa d.o.o. - Denmark: Brancheforeningen for Kaffe og Te - France: S.T.E.P.I. – Syndicat du Thé et des Plantes à Infusion - Germany: Deutscher Tee & Kräutertee Verband e.V.; - Ireland: I.T.T.A. - Irish Tea Trade Association - Italy: Unionfood - Unione Italiana Food - The Netherlands: Koffie & Thee Nederland (Formerly: KNVKT - Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor Koffie en Thee) - Slovakia: Baliarne Obchodu, a. s. Poprad - Spain: AETi - Asociación Española de Té e Infusiones - Switzerland: IGTG - Interessengemeinschaft Tee, Gewuerze und verwandte Produkte - United Kingdom: UKTIA – UK Tea & Infusions Association Ltd (http://www.thie-online.eu/about-thie/member-associations/)
Organisation Members: - FoodDrinkEurope (FDE): https://www.fooddrinkeurope.eu/about-us/members/#tab2 - Codex Alimentarius: http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/about-codex/observers/observers/obs-list/en/ - FAO IGG on Tea: http://www.fao.org/economic/est/est-commodities/tea/tea-meetings/en/ - Wirtschaftsvereinigung Gross- und Aussenhandel e.V. (WGA): http://www.wga-hh.de/mitglieder/mitgliedsverbaende.html - CELCAA aisbl European Liaison Committee for the Agricultural and Agri-food Trade https://celcaa.eu/members/