Exceeding the MRL for pesticide: chlorpyrifos (0,049 ± 0,025 mg/kg), lambda-cyhalothrin (0,043 ± 0,022 mg/kg) and tolfenpyrad (0,36 ± 0,18 mg/kg) - black tea from Taiwan
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Hazard
- chlorpyrifos - {pesticide residues} *** lambda-cyhalothrin - {pesticide residues} *** tolfenpyrad - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Taiwan
- Notifier
- Poland
What is this? Some black tea from Taiwan has too much pesticide left on it. The pesticides are chlorpyrifos, lambda-cyhalothrin, and tolfenpyrad.
What's happening? Poland stopped this tea at the border because the pesticide levels were too high.
Does this affect me? If you bought black tea from Taiwan, check if it is this batch.
What should I do? Stop drinking it and ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: chlorpyrifos - {pesticide residues} *** lambda-cyhalothrin - {pesticide residues} *** tolfenpyrad - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Taiwan · Notifier: Poland
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