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AW/8 - Tea

Sector: Sustainability

Categories: Tea. Coffee. Cocoa | Sacks. Bags | Sensory analysis | Food technology | Tea

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for UK participation in the International work programme of ISO/TC34/SC8

Committee standards activity

In Progress (10)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
ISO/TC 34/SC 8 N822 ISO/NP 20716	"Oolong tea - Definition and basic requirements" (see N823 for draft text) Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Agriculture and Food \| Food technology \| Tea \| Beverages \| Beverages. General \| Beverages. Non-alcoholic Proposal begins : 2020-01-13	Proposal
ISO/TC 34/SC 8 - ISO/PWI 20715	Tea Classification Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Agriculture and Food \| Food technology \| Tea. Coffee. Cocoa \| Tea Proposal begins : 2020-05-26	Proposal
ISO/NP 22173	Jasmine tea — definition and basic requirements Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-10-06	Proposal
BS ISO 6078	Black tea — Vocabulary Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2026-10-02	Drafting
BS ISO 22173	Jasmine tea — Definition and basic requirements Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-06-23	Drafting
BS ISO 22170	Masala chai/tea powder — Definition and characteristics Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2024-08-09	Drafting
BS ISO 20716	Oolong tea - General specification Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2017-02-02	Drafting
BS ISO 20715	Tea classification Categories: Tea Approval begins : 2023-01-27	Approval
BS ISO 20680	White tea — Definition and basic requirements Categories: Tea Comment resolution begins : 2026-03-17	Comment resolution
BS ISO 12591 Ed.1	White tea -- Definition and basic requirements Categories: Tea Drafting begins : 2020-08-06	Drafting

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 12591:2013	White tea. Definition Categories: Tea Published standard begins : 2014-02-21	Published standard
BS ISO 6079:2021	Instant tea in solid form. Specification Categories: Tea Published standard begins : 2022-02-14	Published standard
BS ISO 5642:2024	Tea polyphenol extracts. Definition and basic requirements Categories: Tea Published standard begins : 2024-05-09	Published standard
BS ISO 3720:2011	Black tea. Definition and basic requirements Categories: Tea Published standard begins : 2011-05-04	Published standard
BS ISO 20716:2022	Oolong tea. Definition and basic requirements Categories: Tea Published standard begins : 2022-09-16	Published standard
BS ISO 19563:2017	Determination of theanine in tea and instant tea in solid form using high-performance liquid chromatography Categories: Tea Published standard begins : 2017-01-31	Published standard
BS ISO 18449:2025	Green tea. Vocabulary Categories: Food technology \| Tea Published standard begins : 2025-07-15	Published standard
BS ISO 18447:2021	Tea. Determination of theaflavins in black tea. Method using high performance liquid chromatography Categories: Tea Published standard begins : 2021-09-09	Published standard
BS ISO 14502-2:2005	Determination of substances characteristic of green and black tea. Content of catechins in green tea. Method using high-performance liquid chromatography Categories: Tea Published standard begins : 2005-04-07	Published standard
BS ISO 14502-1:2005	Determination of substances characteristic of green and black tea. Content of total polyphenols in tea. Colorimetric method using Folin-Ciocalteu reagent Categories: Tea Published standard begins : 2005-04-13	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 21380	Matcha tea. Definition and characteristics Categories: Tea Withdrawn begins : 2022-08-03	Withdrawn
BS ISO 3103:2019	Tea. Preparation of liquor for use in sensory tests Categories: Tea \| Sensory analysis Withdrawn begins : 2023-09-21	Withdrawn
BS ISO 18449:2021	Green tea. Vocabulary Categories: Food technology \| Tea Withdrawn begins : 2025-07-15	Withdrawn
AMD 15102	BS6048:1987/ISO 3720:1986 AMD.1 Black tea - Definition and basic requirements Categories: Tea Withdrawn begins : 2011-05-04	Withdrawn