Pesticides residues in chili peppers from Senegal
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Senegal
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Some chili peppers from Senegal have a pesticide called chlorpyrifos. This pesticide is not allowed in the EU.
What's happening? Belgium found too much chlorpyrifos in chili peppers from Senegal. The peppers were sold in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Does this affect me? If you bought chili peppers from Senegal, you might have some. Check where your peppers came from.
What should I do? Throw away the peppers or return them. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick after eating them.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Senegal · Notifier: Belgium
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