pesticide residue exceeding MRL in peppers from Dominican Republic
- Classification
- Non-compliance notification
- Risk
- No risk
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- profenofos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Notifier
- France
What is this? Some peppers from the Dominican Republic have a small amount of a pesticide called profenofos. This pesticide is not allowed on peppers in the EU.
What's happening? France found this problem and told the EU. The peppers were sold in France but the problem is now fixed.
Does this affect me? If you bought peppers from the Dominican Republic in France, you may have eaten some. But the risk to health is very low.
What should I do? If you are worried, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
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Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: profenofos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Dominican Republic · Notifier: France
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