“Contaminated tea” threatens an Arab people in its most famous drinks

Mauritanian government spokesman, El Mokhtar Ould Dahi, said laboratory reports are the decisive factor in the controversy surrounding the contamination of tea, the most popular drink in Mauritania.

During a press conference carried by many local media outlets, the minister said that the Ministry of Trade sent samples of all types of tea consumed in Mauritania to "accredited international laboratories" to ensure their safety.

The minister stressed that what the laboratories will say is the final decision, because the health of the Mauritanian person is the first and most precious, as he put it.

The minister said that since information was circulated about suspected contamination of tea, the Ministry of Commerce took samples of all types of tea and sent them to accredited international laboratories to ensure that they are free of any percentage that may harm human health.

Ould Dahi added, "The space next to us drinks almost the same tea, almost the same suppliers, and at least the same source and import destination."

The minister ruled out the fact that the tea consumed in Mauritania alone is what is meant by pollution, to the exclusion of other tea destined for other regions.

Last December, Mauritanian experts residing in the diaspora issued a report on the contamination of tea consumed in Mauritania, based on analyzes they said they had conducted in international laboratories.

The file sparked widespread controversy in Mauritania after the experts' report was published. The Ministry of Trade announced that it had contracted with a European laboratory to study the risks of tea consumed in Mauritania, and pledged to publish the results of the analyzes upon receipt.

In a press statement at the time, the ministry called for caution and not to follow all published or circulated news and information that may be intended to confuse consumers, according to the statement.

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