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May 28, 2014 / 16:19

Excessive pesticides detected in Chinese produce

The National Agro-Forestry–Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) on May 27 issued a warning that 17 batches of fruit and vegetables from China have tested positive for excessive pesticides.

The NAFIQAD sent a letter to China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ), informing that the plant protection drugs have exceeded the limits allowed by Vietnamese regulations on food safety and hygiene.

To ensure food safety for Vietnamese consumers, NAFIQAD demanded AQSIQ take immediate remedial action to prevent any such future occurrences, determine the cause and timely respond to the NAFIQAD with the results of the investigation.

The fruits and vegetables include lemons, grapes, persimmon, apples, mandarine and orange, carrots and turnip from Chinese companies namely Shenzhen Asia Global logistics, Shanghai Company, Yunnan Tongtai Import and Export Trading, Tongshai Songwei Huge Wave Imports and Exports, Pingxiang Yunshan Trade, Guangxi Pingxiang Tianhui Trade, Guangxi Pingxiang Hexing Trading and Kehou Shunjing Trade respectively.