Unauthorised substances (pesticides) in yard long beans from Sri Lanka
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- novaluron - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Sri Lanka
- Notifier
- Switzerland
What is this? Yard-long beans from Sri Lanka have too much of a pesticide called novaluron.
What's happening? Switzerland stopped some of these beans at the border because they had too much pesticide.
Does this affect me? If you bought yard-long beans from Sri Lanka, they might have this pesticide.
What should I do? Throw them away or return them. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: novaluron - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Sri Lanka · Notifier: Switzerland
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