Pesticides in chili
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- acetamiprid - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Thailand
- Notifier
- Sweden
What is this? Some chili peppers from Thailand have a small amount of a pesticide called acetamiprid.
What's happening? Sweden found this in a batch of chili peppers and stopped them at the border.
Does this affect me? Only if you bought chili peppers from Thailand recently.
What should I do? Throw them away or return them. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell after eating them.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Not serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: acetamiprid - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Thailand · Notifier: Sweden
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