Pesticides residues in dried beans from Cameroon
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** lambda-cyhalothrin - {pesticide residues} *** pirimiphos-methyl - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Cameroon
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Dried beans from Cameroon have small amounts of three pesticides that should not be there.
What's happening? Belgium found these unwanted pesticides in the beans. The beans were sold in Belgium.
Does this affect me? If you bought dried beans from Cameroon, you may have some of these beans.
What should I do? Throw away the beans or return them. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell after eating them.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** lambda-cyhalothrin - {pesticide residues} *** pirimiphos-methyl - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Cameroon · Notifier: Belgium
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