Pesticide residues above MRL in okra from India
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** flonicamid - {pesticide residues} *** propargite - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Norway
What is this? Some okra from India has too much pesticide. Three pesticides were found that should not be there.
What's happening? Norway stopped okra from India at the border because it had unsafe pesticide levels.
Does this affect me? If you bought okra from India, it might have these pesticides.
What should I do? Throw it away or return it. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** flonicamid - {pesticide residues} *** propargite - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Norway
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