tetramethrin in green and red jalapenos (pepper) from Turkiye
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- tetramethrin unauthorised - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Türkiye
- Notifier
- Italy
What is this? Some green and red jalapenos (pepper) from Turkiye have a pesticide called tetramethrin that should not be there.
What's happening? These peppers were found with too much tetramethrin. They were sold in Italy, Bulgaria, Czechia, Lithuania, and Slovakia.
Does this affect me? If you bought green or red jalapenos from these countries, you may have some.
What should I do? Do not eat them. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: tetramethrin unauthorised - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Türkiye · Notifier: Italy
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