High results for pesticides for eggplants from the Dominican Republic.
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- lambda-cyhalothrin - {pesticide residues} *** thiamethoxam - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Notifier
- Switzerland
What is this? Swiss food inspectors found too much pesticide on eggplants grown in the Dominican Republic.
What's happening? Some eggplants from the Dominican Republic were stopped at the border because they had unsafe pesticide levels.
Does this affect me? If you bought eggplants from the Dominican Republic, they might have too much pesticide.
What should I do? Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you are worried about the eggplants you have.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: lambda-cyhalothrin - {pesticide residues} *** thiamethoxam - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Dominican Republic · Notifier: Switzerland
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