Investigations on achieving high degree of quality in manufacturing of black tea using total failure mode and effects analysis technique

Abstract

Tea is a very pleasant and popular beverage which is consumed by newlinemillions of people worldwide Tea is produced from the leaves of the plant newlineCamellia Sinensis Tea is not only a popular beverage but also one of the oldest newlineknown beverages in the world It is also believed that tea is an anti oxidative agent newlinewhich may help in preventing heart ailments and different forms of cancer With newlinethe increase in awareness among the consumers regarding the health benefits of tea newlinethe demand for tea has been on the increase This increasing demand is met by tea newlinemanufacturers located in certain countries The major producers of tea are located newlinein China India Sri Lanka Kenya Turkey and Indonesia These major tea newlineproducing countries are also the major exporters of tea newline newline