The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said on the 30th that it will suspend sales and recall Vietnamese bananas imported and sold by Lotte Shopping Lotte Mart Business Division.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety says Lotte Shopping's Lotte Mart Business Division is suspending sales and recalling Vietnamese "banana" products imported and sold after detecting pesticide residues (clothianidin and thiamethoxam) above the limit, the ministry says on the 30th. /Courtesy of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

According to the ministry that day, residues of the pesticides "clothianidin" and "thiamethoxam" were detected in Vietnamese bananas sold at Lotte Mart in excess of the limits.

Clothianidin and thiamethoxam are pesticides used to control pests on fruits and vegetables. The import volume is 51,480 kilograms, and the production year is 2025.

The ministry urged consumers who purchased the product to stop consuming it and return it to the place of purchase.

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