Costa Rican melons were rejected in Germany due to their high content of the fungicide chlorothalonil

A few weeks ago, German health authorities issued an alert to consumers due to the presence of the fungicide Chlorothalonil in melons, which arrived from Costa Rica. Said notification indicates that it is a serious fact because it is considered that "Chlorothalonil is carcinogenic" and it was found in a proportion of 0.08 mg/kg, when its Maximum Residue Limit is the minimum detectable in the laboratory, 0, 01mg/kg. This situation worries the National Chamber of Producers and Exporters of Melon and Watermelon of Costa Rica (CANAPECU), who assures that the news directly impacts them because an isolated case could put future fruit exports to its member countries at risk. "We have been notified of the investigations carried out by the State Phytosanitary Service. We still do not have detailed information to be able to refer appropriately to what happened, however, we were informed that it is a small shipment of fruit, from one of twenty-three producers exporters of national melon and ...