Unauthorised substance dithiocarbamates (0.12 mg/kg - ppm) in shiitake mushroom from Spain
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Undecided
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- pesticide residues - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Spain
- Notifier
- Portugal
What is this? Some shiitake mushrooms from Spain have a small amount of a farming chemical called dithiocarbamates.
What's happening? Portugal found this chemical in the mushrooms and told the EU. The mushrooms were sold in Portugal and Spain.
Does this affect me? If you bought fresh shiitake mushrooms from Spain, you may have some at home.
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: Information notification for attention · Risk: Undecided · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: pesticide residues - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Portugal
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