Residuos de plaguicidas (dimetoato) en naranjas de Egipto/ Residues of pesticides (dimethoate) in oranges from Egypt.
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- dimethoate - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Egypt
- Notifier
- Spain
What is this? Oranges from Egypt may have a little too much of a bug-killer called dimethoate on them.
What's happening? Spain stopped some of these oranges at the border because the dimethoate level was too high.
Does this affect me? If you bought oranges from Egypt recently, check where they came from.
What should I do? Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you are worried about the oranges you have.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: dimethoate - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Egypt · Notifier: Spain
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