Comment by elif

If you source your green tea from a Japanese tea farm, this is really not a concern. Farm workers all wear gloves and masks, and the tea leaves are harvested directly from the tea bushes to a net via a machine.

Additionally, the tea plants are covered by cloth for up to a month before harvest, dramatically reducing the chances of bird droppings.

They are also steamed, rolled, and dried by mechanical devices which remove virtually all moisture.