pesticide residues in red bird eye chillies from Kenya
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- acephate unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** carbendazim - {pesticide residues} *** chlorfenapyr - {pesticide residues} *** hexaconazole
- Origin
- Kenya
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Some red bird-eye chillies from Kenya have too much pesticide left on them. The pesticides found are acephate, carbendazim, chlorfenapyr, and hexaconazole.
What's happening? The Dutch food safety team stopped these chillies at the border. They found pesticide levels that could be unsafe.
Does this affect me? If you bought red bird-eye chillies from Kenya recently, you might have some. Check where they came from.
What should I do? Do not eat them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell after eating them.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: acephate unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** carbendazim - {pesticide residues} *** chlorfenapyr - {pesticide residues} *** hexaconazole · Origin: Kenya · Notifier: Netherlands
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