Insecticides in red tea from Thailand, via the Netherlands
- Classification
- Non-compliance notification
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Category
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Hazard
- dinotefuran - {pesticide residues} *** lambda-cyhalothrin - {pesticide residues} *** tolfenpyrad - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Thailand
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some red tea from Thailand may have too much pesticide in it. The pesticides are dinotefuran, lambda-cyhalothrin, and tolfenpyrad.
What's happening? Germany found these pesticides in red tea from Thailand. The tea was sold in the Netherlands too.
Does this affect me? If you bought red tea from Thailand, check if it is on the recall list.
What should I do? Stop using the tea and ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel sick.
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Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: dinotefuran - {pesticide residues} *** lambda-cyhalothrin - {pesticide residues} *** tolfenpyrad - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Thailand · Notifier: Germany
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