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Unauthorised pesticides in mango from Egypt — Austria

The notification lists residues of carbendazim, chlorpyrifos, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, and methomyl. It says the product was presumably no longer on the market.

Border Austria-Czech Republic (Schrattenberg - Valtice)
Illustrative image: Border Austria-Czech Republic (Schrattenberg - Valtice) — Pudelek (Marcin Szala)/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Categories: public-health

Generated scores

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

Confidence
5/10
Geographic reach
4/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
3/10
Urgency
3/10

Why it matters

The notice labels the risk decision serious and names Austria as the affected distribution country.

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