Residues of pesticide Fosthiazate in frozen strawberries from Egypt
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- fosthiazate - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Egypt
- Notifier
- Cyprus
What is this? Frozen strawberries from Egypt have a small amount of a farming chemical called fosthiazate.
What's happening? Cyprus stopped some of these strawberries at the border because they had this chemical.
Does this affect me? Only if you bought frozen strawberries from Egypt 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: Not serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: fosthiazate - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Egypt · Notifier: Cyprus
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