Unauthorised substance Diafenthiuron (0.034 mg/kg - ppm) in Okras from India
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- diafenthiuron unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Switzerland
What is this? Swiss food inspectors found a small amount of an extra pesticide called diafenthiuron in okra grown in India.
What's happening? Some okra from India was stopped at the Swiss border because it had a pesticide not allowed in Europe.
Does this affect me? Only if you bought okra from India recently. Most okra in shops is safe.
What should I do? If you have okra from India, throw it away or return it. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell after eating it.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: diafenthiuron unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Switzerland
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