Elevated levels of the pesticides chlorpropham and chlorpyrifos in oranges from Egypt
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- chlorpropham - {pesticide residues} *** chlorpyrifos - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Egypt
- Notifier
- Lithuania
What is this? Oranges from Egypt have too much of two pesticides called chlorpropham and chlorpyrifos.
What's happening? Some shipments of these oranges were stopped at the border because they had too many pesticides.
Does this affect me? If you bought oranges from Egypt, check where they came from.
What should I do? Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have health worries. Throw away any oranges with a label from Egypt.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: chlorpropham - {pesticide residues} *** chlorpyrifos - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Egypt · Notifier: Lithuania
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