Curcuma contaminated with pesticides from India
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- herbs and spices
- Hazard
- chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Austria
What is this? Curcuma (turmeric) from India has too much pesticide called chlorpyrifos.
What's happening? Austria found unsafe levels of this pesticide in some turmeric.
Does this affect me? If you have turmeric from India, it may be unsafe.
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: chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Austria
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