9 lemon and pepper shipments from Turkey rejected at Bulgarian border

On June 12, the Bulgarian authorities, whose border with Turkey serves as the entry point for Turkish fruit and vegetables, reported the rejection of nine shipments of peppers and lemons originating from Turkey.

These shipments were found to contain excessive levels of residues from 8 different pesticides, according to data from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), processed by hortoinfo.es.

Specifically, 4 consignments of peppers were affected, with 3 of them being destroyed upon arrival at the borders of the community. Additionally, five consignments of lemons were also rejected.

The pepper shipments were reported to contain high levels of Chlorpyrifos, Methiocarb, Formethane, Acetamiprid, and Pirimifos-methyl. 

As for the lemon shipments, high levels of Chlorpyrifos, Prochloraz, Fembutatin oxide, and Propiconazole were detected.