Unauthorised substance fenvalerate and chlorpyrifos-methyl in fresh lemons from Turkey
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- chlorpyrifos-methyl unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** fenvalerate - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Türkiye
- Notifier
- Slovakia
What is this? Some fresh lemons from Turkey have small amounts of two pesticides that are not allowed in the EU.
What's happening? Slovakia found these lemons and told shops to take them off shelves.
Does this affect me? If you bought fresh lemons from Turkey recently, check 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: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: chlorpyrifos-methyl unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** fenvalerate - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Türkiye · Notifier: Slovakia
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