Sunkist oranges, Driscoll's strawberries seized for pesticides
05/04/2021 02:20 PM
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Taipei, May 4 (CNA) Shipments of Sunkist oranges and Driscoll's strawberries imported from the United States were recently seized at Taiwan's border after they were found to contain excessive levels of herbicide or insecticide residues.
The American fruits were among 23 items included in the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) latest weekly report, issued Tuesday, on imported shipments confiscated for food safety violations.
The 18,889 kilogram shipment of Sunkist oranges was seized after samples tested on April 1 were found to contain residues of the banned herbicide simazine at a concentration of 0.03 parts per million, the FDA said.