Exceedance of maximum residue limit (MRL) due to acephate in papaya from Brazil
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- acephate unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Brazil
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some papayas from Brazil have a small amount of a pesticide called acephate. This pesticide is not allowed in papayas.
What's happening? Germany found too much acephate in papayas from Brazil. These papayas may have been sold in stores.
Does this affect me? If you bought papayas from Brazil, you might have some. Check your fruit.
What should I do? Do not eat the papayas. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potential risk · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: acephate unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Brazil · Notifier: Germany
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