Residual pesticides 238 times the standard level were found in Chinese dried tree mushrooms sold on the market. The Food and Drug Safety Administration immediately stopped selling the product and recalled it.
According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on the 24th, residual pesticides exceeding the standard were found in Chinese dried tree ear mushrooms imported from K-Food Co., Ltd. in Namdong-gu, Incheon, and products subdivided and sold by BS Co., Ltd. in Gangseo-gu, Busan.
In the product, carbendazim, a penetrating fungicide ingredient used to control insects in grain, fruit and vegetables, was found at 2.38 mg per kg, which is much higher than the standard value (0.01 mg/kg).
The Food and Drug Safety Administration recalled 6853 kg of imported products with a packing date of September 29, 2022 and subdivision products marked with an expiration date of December 25, 2023. The Food and Drug Safety Administration requested that “ consumers who bought the product stop eating and return it to the place of purchase.”
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety previously issued an importer inspection order in December last year after numerous cases of non-compliance with pesticide residues in Chinese dried tree ear mushrooms, which are widely used in maratang and jjambong. In the case of dried tree mushrooms from China, importers can only bring them into Korea when the importer proves their safety through a preliminary inspection.
