Presença de Residuos de Pesticidas, em grão de bico com origem na Argentina // Presence of pesticide residues in chickpeas from Argentina
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- No risk
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- paraquat unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Argentina
- Notifier
- Portugal
What is this? Chickpeas from Argentina may have small amounts of a farming chemical called paraquat.
What's happening? Portugal stopped some shipments of these chickpeas at the border because of the chemical.
Does this affect me? Only if you bought chickpeas from Argentina recently.
What should I do? Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell after eating them.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: paraquat unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Argentina · Notifier: Portugal
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