ArmInfo. The Latvian Food and Veterinary Service reported the discovery of a pesticide banned in the EU in a 57.6 kg batch of green tea from Armenia.
According to local media, laboratory tests also revealed exceeded permissible levels of two other pesticides. Batch number 8810 was found to contain tolfenpyrad, which is not approved for use in the EU, while lambda-cyhalothrin and thiamethoxam exceeded maximum permissible levels.
Following the inspection, the shipment was denied entry into the European Union. Distribution of this batch is prohibited: the products must be destroyed or sent to a country outside the EU, the agency said in a statement.
The Latvian service reported the identified violations to the European Rapid Alert System for Unsafe Food and Feed (RASFF).
