Pesticide residues in tea from China
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Hazard
- diafenthiuron unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** dinotefuran unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** lambda-cyhalothrin - {pe
- Origin
- China
- Notifier
- France
What is this? Some tea from China has small amounts of pesticides that are not allowed in Europe.
What's happening? France found these pesticides in tea and stopped the tea from being sold.
Does this affect me? If you bought tea from China, check if it was recalled.
What should I do? Stop drinking the tea and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: diafenthiuron unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** dinotefuran unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** lambda-cyhalothrin - {pe · Origin: China · Notifier: France
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