Border rejection of basmati rice from India due to pesticide residues
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- cereals and bakery products
- Hazard
- chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** tricyclazole unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Denmark
What is this? Basmati rice from India has too much of two pesticides that are not allowed in Europe.
What's happening? Denmark stopped some shipments of this rice at the border because tests found these pesticides.
Does this affect me? If you have basmati rice from India, check where it came from.
What should I do? Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are worried about eating it.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: cereals and bakery products · Hazard: chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** tricyclazole unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Denmark
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