CCFI has filed a defamation suit and sought Rs 50 crore in damages from Greenpeace India, which in a report last month had alleged that many Indian tea brands have high level of hazardous and moderately hazardous pesticides The Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI), the apex body representing the agro-chemical industry has decided to file a defamation suit and seek Rs 50 crore in damages from Greenpeace India for raising baseless allegations against many Indian tea brands. In a report titled "Trouble Brewing: Pesticides Residues in Tea Samples" released last month, Greenpeace alleged that many Indian tea brands have high level of hazardous and moderately hazardous pesticides.
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