Traces of banned pesticide found in Croatian citrus

Croatian citrus has been found to contain traces of a banned plant protection product. A few days ago, traces of an illegal substance were found in a small shipment of Croatian fruit - Neretva mandarins - on its way to neighboring Slovenia. Agricultural expert Robert Doko: "What I've heard is that it's the active ingredient chlorpyrifos found in Croatian fruit, a substance that was withdrawn from use a year and a half ago." "It's about traces of this plant protection product, it's also not that dangerous for the consumer, but at least we have to make sure that things like this don't happen," added agricultural and economic analyst Niko Kapovic. Croatian ...