unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from India
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- nuts, nut products and seeds
- Hazard
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Greece
What is this? Sesame seeds from India may have a harmful chemical called ethylene oxide. This is a pesticide that should not be in food.
What's happening? Greece found too much ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from India. These seeds were stopped at the border.
Does this affect me? If you have sesame seeds from India, you might have some. Check your food.
What should I do? Do not eat them. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: nuts, nut products and seeds · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Greece
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