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ethephon (6.4 mg/kg - ppm) in cherry tomatoes from Italy

Reference:

2013.0008

Notification type:

food - alert - company's own check

Notification date:

03/01/2013

Action taken:

recall from consumers

Last update:

17/01/2013

Distribution status:

distribution restricted to notifying country

Notification from:

Germany (DE)

Product:

cherry tomatoes

Classification

alert

Product category:

fruits and vegetables

Risk decision

serious

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has been published before

Follow-up :

Reference	Follow-up from	Date	Follow-up type	Info
inf01	Italy	17/01/2013	outcome of investigations

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
ethephon	pesticide residues	6.4	mg/kg - ppm	27/12/2012

Countries/organisations concerned (D = distribution, O = origin)

Germany (D) Italy (O)