The RASFF warns of the entry of watermelons from Morocco with an unauthorized pesticide

Published 2023년 7월 19일

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Watermelons from Morocco that contain high levels of an unauthorized pesticide called Methomyl have been allowed into Spain, despite the discovery. The watermelons contain traces of the insecticide at a proportion much higher than the set maximum residue limit. The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has deemed this situation "serious" and has issued a notification to inform those involved about the potentially contaminated watermelons.

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The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has notified the entry into Spain of watermelons from Morocco with a high level of an unauthorized pesticide. As explained by Hortoinfo, a high presence of the unauthorized substance Methomyl was detected in Moroccan watermelons, despite which the shipment has been released, according to a control carried out at the border. These watermelons, according to the same media, contain traces of the insecticide —from the carbamate family— in a proportion of 0.38+/-0.19 mg/kg-ppm, when their Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) is set to 0.015 mg/kg-ppm. The RASFF, which has described what happened as "serious", indicates in ...

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