Turks destroyed peppers to overcome 131 times its LMR.

With its destruction, the peppers have been prevented from reaching the shelves of the European Union markets..

A consignment of pepper from Türkiye has been prevented from entering the European Union, for containing pesticide residues, according to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, RASFF).

The Bulgarian border authorities have proceeded to destroy this consignment of peppers since, according to analytics, contained residues that multiplied the Maximum Residue Limit (LMR) in 131,1 times.

The pesticide found in these peppers is formathanate, in a ratio of 1,311 milligrams per kilo, when your MRL is set at 0,01 milligrams/kilo.

Formethanate is a miticide and insecticide., from the carbamate group, which acts by contact and ingestion against larvae and adults of sensitive species, altering the functions of the central nervous system.