Flonicamid in sweet peppers
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- flonicamid - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Sweet peppers with a pesticide called flonicamid may be unsafe to eat.
What's happening? Some sweet peppers from the Netherlands have too much flonicamid. These peppers were sold in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Does this affect me? If you bought sweet peppers from these countries, you may have some at home.
What should I do? Throw them away or return them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell after eating them.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: flonicamid - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Netherlands · Notifier: Netherlands
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