(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Jo Seung-han = The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 14th that the company 'Gangseo Yuhan Corporation', an import and sales company of imported foods in Gangseo-gu, Busan, has suspended the sale and recalled Chinese carrots imported and sold by them after detecting excessive levels of residual pesticides (clothianidin) exceeding the standard limit (0.05 mg/kg).
Clothianidin is an insecticide used on agricultural products such as carrots and cabbage.
This recall action is a result of additional and follow-up inspections conducted on imported carrots from the same exporter, which were previously recalled on the 8th due to exceeding the standard limit for residual pesticides.
The Ministry urged consumers who have purchased the affected products to stop consuming them and return them to the place of purchase.
If you witness any illegal activities related to food, you can report it via the bad food reporting hotline (☎1399) or through the smartphone food safety information app 'Naesonan'.
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