Formetanate in fresh peppers from Turkey
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- formetanate - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Türkiye
- Notifier
- Bulgaria
What is this? Fresh peppers from Turkey may have too much formetanate. Formetanate is a pesticide used on crops.
What's happening? Bulgaria found too much formetanate in peppers from Turkey. These peppers were stopped at the border.
Does this affect me? If you bought fresh peppers from Turkey, you might have some. Check where your peppers came from.
What should I do? Do not eat the peppers. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick after eating them.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: formetanate - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Türkiye · Notifier: Bulgaria
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