Pesticide residues in rice from Pakistan
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Category
- cereals and bakery products
- Hazard
- chlorpyrifos - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Pakistan
- Notifier
- Ireland
What is this? Some rice from Pakistan has a small amount of a farming chemical called chlorpyrifos.
What's happening? Ireland stopped some rice at the border because it had too much of this chemical.
Does this affect me? If you bought rice from Pakistan, check where it came from.
What should I do? Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are worried.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: cereals and bakery products · Hazard: chlorpyrifos - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Pakistan · Notifier: Ireland
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