Pesticide residues in Pakistan rice
- Classification
- Non-compliance notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- cereals and bakery products
- Hazard
- acetamiprid - {pesticide residues} *** imidacloprid - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Pakistan
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Rice from Pakistan has small amounts of two farming chemicals called acetamiprid and imidacloprid.
What's happening? The Dutch food safety office found too much of these chemicals in some rice shipments.
Does this affect me? If you have rice from Pakistan at home, it might be affected.
What should I do? Do not eat it. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: cereals and bakery products · Hazard: acetamiprid - {pesticide residues} *** imidacloprid - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Pakistan · Notifier: Netherlands
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