unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in blanched groundnut kernels from Brazil
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- nuts, nut products and seeds
- Hazard
- chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Brazil
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? A food safety alert about groundnut kernels from Brazil. They may have a pesticide called chlorpyrifos that is not allowed in the EU.
What's happening? The nuts were stopped at the Dutch border. Tests found the banned pesticide.
Does this affect me? Only if you bought these nuts in the Netherlands. Most stores have already pulled them.
What should I do? Throw them away or return them. Ask your doctor or pharmacist 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: Brazil · Notifier: Netherlands
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