Fuji apples seized for high fungicide levelsStaff writer, with CNAAuthorities have seized more than 20 tonnes of Fuji apples imported from the US by Costco Taiwan because they were found to contain excessive levels of fungicide, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday. The popular apple variety was one of 14 products included in the FDA’s weekly report on import shipments confiscated for food safety breaches. The shipment of 20,580kg of Fuji apples was seized after testing showed that it contained residues of the fungicide pyrimethanil at a concentration of 8.7 parts per million (ppm), slightly above the maximum permitted limit of 7.0ppm. An undated photograph released by the Food and Drug Administration shows a Fuji apple. The seized products were either returned to their country of origin or destroyed, the FDA said.

Source: Taipei Times March 30, 2021 15:56 UTC