Pesticides in rice from Pakistan
- Classification
- Non-compliance notification
- Risk
- No risk
- Category
- cereals and bakery products
- Hazard
- acetamiprid - {pesticide residues} *** imidacloprid - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Pakistan
- Notifier
- Sweden
What is this? Some rice from Pakistan has small amounts of two pesticides. These are chemicals used to kill bugs.
What's happening? Sweden found these pesticides in rice from Pakistan. The amounts are low, so there is no big risk.
Does this affect me? If you have rice from Pakistan, you might want to check it.
What should I do? Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are worried. Do not throw the rice away unless they say so.
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Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: cereals and bakery products · Hazard: acetamiprid - {pesticide residues} *** imidacloprid - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Pakistan · Notifier: Sweden
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