Pesticide residues in organic buckwheat groats from Lithuania
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- cereals and bakery products
- Hazard
- glyphosate - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Lithuania
- Notifier
- Lithuania
What is this? Buckwheat groats are small, nutty-tasting grains. Some batches from Lithuania have a little too much glyphosate, a weed-killer chemical.
What's happening? Lithuania told other countries that some organic buckwheat groats have a small amount of glyphosate. It is not a big risk.
Does this affect me? If you bought organic buckwheat groats from Lithuania, check where they came from.
What should I do? If you are worried, ask your doctor or pharmacist before eating it.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Not serious · Category: cereals and bakery products · Hazard: glyphosate - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Lithuania · Notifier: Lithuania
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