unauthorised substance acephate (0.042 mg/kg - ppm) in beans from Kenya
- Classification
- Non-compliance notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- acephate unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Kenya
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Beans from Kenya have a small amount of a pesticide called acephate. This pesticide is not allowed in beans sold in the EU.
What's happening? Some beans from Kenya were found to have acephate. These beans were sold in the Netherlands but may have been sent to other EU countries.
Does this affect me? If you bought beans from Kenya, check the package. You may have this product.
What should I do? Do not eat the beans. Return them to the store. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: acephate unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Kenya · Notifier: Netherlands
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