Published 29 April 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b1740
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b1740

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Tea and cancer

Apply the British Standard

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It’s how you make the tea that’s important.¹ I think that all tea should conform to British Standard 6008, summarised in the Guardian^{2 3} (but if someone else is making it, I’m not fussy).

Perhaps we could repeat the study of Islami and colleagues using tea made conforming to British Standards?

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¹ Bradford BD6 9RJ

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Competing interests: None declared.

1. Islami F, Pourshams A, Nasrollahzadeh D, Kamangar F, Fahimi S, Shakeri R, et al. Tea drinking habits and oesophageal cancer in a high risk area in northern Iran: population based case-control study. BMJ 2009;338:b929. (26 March.)[Abstract/Free Full Text]
2. BS 6008:1980, ISO 3103-1980. Method for preparation of a liquor of tea for use in sensory tests. Available at: www.bsi-global.com/en/Shop/Publication-Detail/?pid=000000000000090363
3. Fancy a quick cuppa—in 5000 words?. Guardian 1999 Oct 2. Available at: www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,3908389,00.html

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