Unauthorised pesticide residue (Anthraquinone) in two mate teas from Paraguay.
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Hazard
- anthraquinone - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Paraguay
- Notifier
- Finland
What is this? A Finnish check found too much of a farming chemical called anthraquinone in two mate teas from Paraguay.
What's happening? The teas were stopped at the border because they had this extra chemical.
Does this affect me? If you bought these mate teas in Finland, you may have some at home.
What should I do? Stop drinking them and ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: anthraquinone - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Paraguay · Notifier: Finland
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