Recall of imported garlic sprouts and frozen spinach...exceeding pesticide residue standards

(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Hyun-seok = The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 7th that it will halt sales and recall imported products from 'Ipa Trade' in Songpa District, Seoul, and 'Hope Trade' in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, after detecting excessive levels of residual pesticides in imported 'garlic shoots' and 'frozen spinach'.

The detected pesticides, which exceeded the allowable limits, were 'Imazalil', used to control fungal diseases in citrus fruits, and 'Pamoxadon', used to control bacterial diseases in peppers, potatoes, and fungal diseases in cucumbers and cabbages.

The Ministry urged consumers who have purchased these products to stop using them and return them to the place of purchase.