Green Tea Leaf
Also known as: green tea leaves
Green tea leaves are a conventional food ingredient with long history of safe consumption. FDA notes high-dose green tea extracts (catechin concentrates) have been linked to liver toxicity in rare cases, but ordinary brewed tea is safe.
What it is
Dried leaves of Camellia sinensis used for tea.
Beverage base, flavor, source of polyphenols and caffeine.
Why it's flagged
- caffeine content
- concentrated extracts linked to rare hepatotoxicity
What regulators actually say
"EFSA concluded daily intakes of EGCG above 800 mg from food supplements may pose hepatotoxicity risk."
"LiverTox: Clinical and research information on drug-induced liver injury — green tea."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
conventional food; high-dose extracts under FDA scrutiny
European Union — EFSA
EFSA 2018 evaluated catechin extracts; brewed tea unrestricted
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