'Tea Pod' launched

by Sapumali GALAGODA

The Launch of Chamwin Tea Pod, Sri Lanka's first ever natural tea tablet was held last week at the Auditorium of the Sri Lanka Tea Board with Minister of Plantation Industries, Mahinda Samarasinghe as chief guest.

The Tea Pod is a product of nine years of hard work by Chula Naotunna the patent holder and chairman of Chamwin Teas. This product is fully home grown, researched, developed and tested. The Tea Pod offers convenience, conservation, compactness and Consistency, the 4cs. This product is available in mild and strong forms, said Naotunna. Ceylon tea associated with more than 100 years of orthodox black tea was presented in a totally unique form.

Former senior scientist of Sri Lanka's Tea Research institute, Talawakelle and presently senior lecturer University of kelaniya Dr. Tissa Amarakoon said, "Tea is a natural health promoting agent which is good for heart diseases, cancer and diabetes. Tea reduces the oxidation of fats".