Pesticides (dimethoate) in oranges
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- dimethoate - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Egypt
- Notifier
- Sweden
What is this? Some oranges from Egypt have too much dimethoate. Dimethoate is a pesticide used on crops.
What's happening? Sweden found too much dimethoate in oranges from Egypt. They stopped the oranges at the border.
Does this affect me? If you bought oranges from Egypt, you might have some. Check where your oranges came from.
What should I do? Do not eat the oranges. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick after eating them.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: dimethoate - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Egypt · Notifier: Sweden
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