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Rebecca Speare-Cole

Fifth of adults think tea originates in UK, Fairtrade poll finds

Workers on the United Nilgiri Tea Estates in India (Nologo/Fairtrade Foundation) -

A fifth of British adults think the tea they drink originates in the UK, research for Fairtrade has found as the organisation calls on brands to be more transparent about where their products come from.

The research, carried out by consultancy Kantar, suggests widespread misconceptions persist around the origins of the country’s beloved “cuppa”.

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