PR231213en

04/08/2023

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE NOTICE


In accordance with the Food Safety Act and Regulation (EC) No. 178 of 2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health wishes to inform the public that following information received through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the below mentioned product must not be consumed due to elevated levels of a pesticide – Chlorpyrifos.

 

Product name on the label:Dried potato leaves
Brand:Guinea Fresh
Batch:1906
Durability date:05/02/2024
Weight:80g

For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Health Inspectorate Services between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on telephone number 21337333 or by email on [email protected] . The public is also being invited to access the Directorate's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EHDMalta or our official website at https://environmentalhealth.gov.mt for similar information.

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