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Tea for children

Posted by Sharmaine Roberts on 23 July 2007

I would like to find out whether my daughter who is 10 years old is having too much caffeine by having a cup of tea every morning. Are there recommended daily caffeine levels for children her age?

Comments:

  • 14 August 2007 | Tetley Team wrote:Hi There, We have looked across the world for information on this and this is what we found; The Foods Standards Association does not provide information on the recommend caffeine intake for children although tea is allowed in schools according to "The Education (nutritional standards for school food) (England) Regulations 2007 due to come into force next month. The Canadian government has set recommended levels for children and they are as follows: For children age 12 and under, Health Canada recommends a maximum daily caffeine intake of no more than 2.5 milligrams per kilogram of body weight. Based on average body weights of children, this means a daily caffeine intake of no more than: 45 mg for children aged 4 - 6; 62.5 mg for children aged 7 - 9; and 85 mg for children aged 10 - 12. Those recommended maximums are equivalent to about one to two 12-oz (355 ml) cans of cola a day. Depending on the strength of the brew 85mg of caffeine would be contained in 3 or 4 cups of tea. Personally I allow my children to drink tea but I also find they like Redbush if you add milk (and sugar according to taste) as you do for tea (my 4 year old calls this Robot tea). Redbush is naturally caffeine free
  • 16 August 2007 | Erica van der Walt wrote:I have bought the Tetley Rooibos and this is just beauriful. Thanks for this. It is just hard to get. I am living in Toowoomba Queensland and would love to see it in our shops.
  • 3 May 2008 | Amanda Egan wrote:Hi Sharmaine, my children love their morning cup of tea also. Perhaps you could do as I do and give your daughter Tetley decaf tea? It tastes no different to general tea and stops the worries of caffeine.

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