A woman’s daily tea intake, a pitcher made with 100-150 tea bags, caused her to have extremely high levels of fluoride, resulting in contracting symptoms such as extremely dense bones and brittle teeth.

Royal Botanic Gardens in London collaborated with researchers in France to find a brew that is essentially tea made from coffee leaves.

IBISWorld estimates tea industry revenue will increase at an annualized rate of 3.1% in the five years to 2012 to total $987.0 million.

Recent product introductions have touted a pair of extracts, both extolling varying health and wellness benefits. In the case of Complex Beverage LLC’s latest launch, the key ingredient is an extract of an ingredient likely more associated with salad than a beverage.

Hain Celestial agreed to acquire some of the top packaged grocery brands of Britain's biggest food group Premier Foods Plc for 200 million pounds ($316.07 million).

New long-term research has claimed seven cups or more of tea a day could raise the risk of prostate cancer in men.

An ancient healing tea is one of the latest beverage launches in the U.S. marketplace. Numi Organic Tea is adding a line of Pu-erh teas with such flavors as coconut, cardamom, basil mint, jasmine and ginger.

Wine introductions had a good year in 2011. Despite slipping somewhat from 2010 numbers, the segment remained strong in terms of product launches. The year saw nearly twice as many wine debuts as 2009 and nearly three times the number reported in 2008, according to Mintel’s Global New Products Database (GNPD).

Drinking a cup of black tea three times a day may reduce blood pressure, according to new research.

A study finds the intake of three or more cups of tea a day helps reduce the risk of heart attack and lower cholesterol levels.