Pesticide residues in sweet peppers from Dominican Republic
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- chlorfenapyr - {pesticide residues} *** clothianidin - {pesticide residues} *** etofenprox - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Notifier
- France
What is this? Sweet peppers from the Dominican Republic have too much pesticide left on them.
What's happening? France stopped some shipments of these peppers because they had unsafe pesticide levels.
Does this affect me? If you bought sweet peppers from the Dominican Republic, check them.
What should I do? Throw them away or return them. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: chlorfenapyr - {pesticide residues} *** clothianidin - {pesticide residues} *** etofenprox - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Dominican Republic · Notifier: France
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