Chlorpyrifos-methyl in fresh mandarins from Türkiye
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- chlorpyrifos-methyl unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Türkiye
- Notifier
- Bulgaria
What is this? Some fresh mandarins from Türkiye may have a pesticide called chlorpyrifos-methyl. This pesticide is not allowed in the EU.
What's happening? Bulgaria stopped these mandarins at the border because they had the wrong pesticide. The risk is serious.
Does this affect me? If you bought fresh mandarins from Türkiye, you might have some. Check where they came from.
What should I do? Do not eat them. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell after eating them.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: chlorpyrifos-methyl unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Türkiye · Notifier: Bulgaria
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