Sustancia no autorizada (clorpirifos-etil ) en manzanilla procedente de Egipto // Chlorpyrifos-ethyl in chamomile from Egypt
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Hazard
- chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Egypt *** Spain
- Notifier
- Spain
What is this? Some chamomile tea from Egypt has a pesticide called chlorpyrifos-ethyl that is not allowed in the EU.
What's happening? Spain found this unsafe pesticide in chamomile tea. Other countries are checking their supplies too.
Does this affect me? If you bought chamomile tea from Egypt, you might have some at home.
What should I do? Stop drinking it. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Egypt *** Spain · Notifier: Spain
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