unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in brown basmati rice from Pakistan
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- cereals and bakery products
- Hazard
- chlorpyriphos-ethyl - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Pakistan
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Brown basmati rice from Pakistan may have a pesticide called chlorpyrifos that is not allowed in the EU.
What's happening? The rice was stopped at the Dutch border because it had too much of this pesticide.
Does this affect me? If you bought this rice in the Netherlands, it could be unsafe.
What should I do? Do not eat it. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: cereals and bakery products · Hazard: chlorpyriphos-ethyl - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Pakistan · Notifier: Netherlands
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