Pesticides residues in Barbary fig from Colombia
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- cypermethrin - {pesticide residues} *** dithiocarbamates - {pesticide residues} *** omethoate - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Colombia
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Some Barbary figs from Colombia have too much pesticide left on them. The pesticides are cypermethrin, dithiocarbamates, and omethoate.
What's happening? Belgium and the Netherlands have found these figs with unsafe pesticide levels. The figs were sent from Colombia.
Does this affect me? If you bought Barbary figs from Colombia, you may have some. Check where your figs came from.
What should I do? Do not eat them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel sick after eating them.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: cypermethrin - {pesticide residues} *** dithiocarbamates - {pesticide residues} *** omethoate - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Colombia · Notifier: Belgium
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