France is withdrawing Moroccan watermelons from the market due to a banned pesticide

The French authorities withdrew organic Moroccan watermelon from local markets destined for French consumers, due to the discovery of residues of a European banned pesticide. According to news reports, a note published last Friday warned of organic watermelon due to an unauthorized plant pesticide called Matrine, which is directed at controlling insect pests and spiders in many agricultural crops. The same note advised all people who bought watermelon to return it to ...