Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos (0.064 mg/kg - ppm) in black cumin seeds from India
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- nuts, nut products and seeds
- Hazard
- chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Poland
What is this? Black cumin seeds from India may have a small amount of a pesticide called chlorpyrifos.
What's happening? Poland found this pesticide in seeds that were sent from India. The seeds were stopped at the border.
Does this affect me? If you bought black cumin seeds from India, they might have this pesticide.
What should I do? Do not eat them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell after eating them.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: nuts, nut products and seeds · Hazard: chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Poland
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