Chlorpyrifos in black tea from Serbia
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Undecided
- Category
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Hazard
- chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** lambda-cyhalothrin - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- China
- Notifier
- Croatia
What is this? Some black tea from Serbia was found to have small amounts of two pesticides. These are chemicals used to kill bugs on crops.
What's happening? Croatia stopped tea at the border because it had too much pesticide. The tea came from Serbia but was grown in China.
Does this affect me? If you bought black tea from Serbia, it might have these pesticides. Check your tea at home.
What should I do? Stop drinking the tea. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick. Throw the tea away.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Undecided · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** lambda-cyhalothrin - {pesticide residues} · Origin: China · Notifier: Croatia
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