Imported table grapes found on shelves with pesticides banned in the EU

The Unió Llauradora has detected the presence of active ingredients of pesticides, the use of which is prohibited in the European Union, in imported table grapes purchased in several of our commercial distribution establishments. The organisation has acquired batches of imported table grapes, mainly from Mercosur countries, from some of the most established commercial distribution establishments in the Valencian Community and has taken them to be analysed by an approved laboratory. The analytical tests are conclusive and active ingredients of imported grapes have been found in supermarkets and hypermarkets here, the use of which is prohibited in the European Union, just when demand for our production is slowing down with the entry of overseas production. Among these ingredients is the presence of Famaxadone (in up to two samples) and Bimentrin, which are prohibited for use within the European Union. The analysis of the results also reveals the massive presence of active ...