Mukunuwenna (Alternanthera sessilis) from Sri lanka
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- carbofuran - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Sri Lanka
- Notifier
- Sweden
What is this? A green leafy vegetable called Mukunuwenna, grown in Sri Lanka, has too much carbofuran. Carbofuran is a strong pesticide.
What's happening? Sweden stopped a batch of this vegetable at the border because it had too much carbofuran.
Does this affect me? If you bought Mukunuwenna from Sri Lanka in Sweden, it may have this pesticide.
What should I do? Do not eat it. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel sick after eating it.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: carbofuran - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Sri Lanka · Notifier: Sweden
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