14 times the allowable amount of residual pesticides detected in Chinese carrots

Published 2025년 8월 11일

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[Agricultural, Fisheries, and Livestock News=Reporter Kim Jin-oh] The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Director Oh Yoo-kyung) announced that World Ace Co., Ltd. has halted sales and recalled Chinese-imported carrots due to the detection of clothianidin exceeding the standard limit. Clothianidin is an insecticide used on agricultural products such as carrots and napa cabbage. The permissible limit for residual pesticides is 0.05 mg per kg, but the detected level was 0.72 mg, 14.4 times the standard limit. World Ace Co., Ltd. imported 48,000 kg of these carrots from Shouguang Zhonglong Food Co., Ltd. of China. An official from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety stated that

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Importer World Ace imported 48,000 kg. The Food and Drug Safety Administration (Director Oh Yu-gyeong) announced that World Ace Co., Ltd. has halted sales and recalled Chinese-imported carrots after detecting that the pesticide clothianidin exceeded the standard limit. Clothianidin is a pesticide used on agricultural products such as carrots and cabbage. The pesticide residue standard is 0.05 mg per kg, but the detected level was 0.72 mg, 14.4 times the standard. World Ace confirmed that the 48,000 kg of carrots were imported from Shouguang Zhonglong Food Co., Ltd. in China. ...

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