Pesticides residues in aubergines from Burkina Faso
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- flonicamid - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Burkina Faso
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Some aubergines from Burkina Faso have a little too much pesticide called flonicamid.
What's happening? Belgium found this problem and stopped the aubergines at the border.
Does this affect me? Only if you bought aubergines from Burkina Faso recently.
What should I do? Throw them away or return them. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: flonicamid - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Burkina Faso · Notifier: Belgium
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