date:May 09, 2022
mg/kg of endosulfan Beta insecticide, which is banned in Costa Rica. They also found 0.52 mg/kg of cypermethrin, largely surpassing the permitted level of 0.2 mg/kg.
The authorities found the presence of 7 quantifiable pesticides in sweet peppers, such as 0.03 mg/kg of fipronil, when the limit allowed is 0.005 mg/kg. In fresh mushrooms, they detected 0.07 mg/kg of cypermethrin, when its maximum limit is 0.05 mg/kg.
Since they didn't comply with the Maximum Residue Limits for pesticides establ