The EU warns of the entry into Spain of olives with high levels of pesticide from Morocco

Published 2023년 9월 8일

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The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has issued a warning about olives imported from Morocco to Spain that contain high levels of a banned pesticide called chlorpyrifos. The olives were allowed for distribution in Spain on August 18 but were found to have levels of chlorpyrifos exceeding the maximum residue limit. Chlorpyrifos has been restricted in the European Union since 2020 due to its harmful effects on human health, including developmental problems in children and potential cancer risk.

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The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has warned about the distribution in Spain of olives imported from Morocco with high levels of a pesticide not authorized by the European Union due to its danger. Specifically, it is chlorpyrifos, which is sprayed on crops to kill pests and which was restricted in 2020, because exposure to the product causes harm to humans. The “barbecue” class olives entered Spain on August 18, when a border control was carried out on the shipment and it was then released for distribution, says the RASFF, which raised the alarm on September 5. The alert system considers the incident “serious.” The analyzes showed the presence of the pesticide chloripyrifos in a proportion of 0.067 mg/kg-ppm, when the maximum residue limit is 0.01. You may be interested in: The oil crisis mainly affects Spain: a liter of extra virgin is up to two euros more expensive than in other EU countries The authorities have assured that the olives from Morocco have only been ...

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