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Pesticides residues in Amaranthus from Togo — Belgium

A notification reports pesticide residues in Amaranthus from Togo in Belgium, identifying acetamiprid as the hazard and Belgium as the affected distribution country.

Fruit and vegetable dishes in grocery store in Stockholm 2020.
Illustrative image: Fruit and vegetable dishes in grocery store in Stockholm 2020. — Frankie Fouganthin/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Categories: public-health

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
4/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
3/10
Urgency
3/10

Why it matters

The notice assigns a serious risk decision and states that distribution is restricted to the notifying country.

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