Chlorpyrifos in dried ginger powder from France
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- herbs and spices
- Hazard
- carbofuran - {pesticide residues} *** chlorpyrifos - {pesticide residues} *** fipronil unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- France *** India
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Dried ginger powder from France may have unsafe pesticide traces. These can include chlorpyrifos and other chemicals not allowed in food.
What's happening? Belgium found these pesticides in ginger powder. Germany and Italy also got the same product.
Does this affect me? If you bought dried ginger powder from France, you might have this product.
What should I do? Stop using it and ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: carbofuran - {pesticide residues} *** chlorpyrifos - {pesticide residues} *** fipronil unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} · Origin: France *** India · Notifier: Belgium
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