date:Feb 28, 2019
Through a statement, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) asked the population of Buenaventura and its surroundings not to consume pears as they have found a batch of pears that is contaminated with a dangerous insecticide.
Authorities seized a batch of 23 tons of Packham's pears that arrived from Chile without complying with phytosanitary requirements and were affected by a pest. The authorities then proceeded to spray the product with an insecticide to kill the pest and bury it outside