Tolfenpyrad in green tea from China
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Hazard
- tolfenpyrad - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- China
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? A batch of green tea from China has a small amount of a pesticide called tolfenpyrad.
What's happening? Germany and Poland stopped some green tea from China at the border because it had tolfenpyrad.
Does this affect me? If you bought green tea from China, check if it is the batch that was stopped.
What should I do? Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you are worried about the tea.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Not serious · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: tolfenpyrad - {pesticide residues} · Origin: China · Notifier: Germany
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