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Illegal pesticides sold says Consumer watchdogMonday, November 30, 2009
 Taken from / By: Google CEO Premila Kumar says it has come to their attention that an unregistered pesticide, purposely designed to kill cockroaches, is being sold in some Chinese shops and used in restaurants. She says this must be stopped for the safety of consumers and the council regards this as a matter of urgency because it poses potentially hazardous risks to unsuspecting consumers who may have bought the product. “Critical aspects of this pesticide were: labelling of the product, details of the origin of the product are absent; details of the ingredients are also missing; the poison logo is missing; and instructions are not translated into the vernacular language, it only provides a brief instruction on the “use Method” printed in English; and it breaches the Pesticide Act." "The absence of information on the active ingredients can lead to a potentially fatal situation should the product be mistakenly consumed by children or adults. A doctor treating someone who may have consumed or have been exposed to the product will be unable to identify the active ingredients and prescribe the appropriate treatment." "How it got into the country is also a question that must be raised. We call upon the relevant regulatory authorities and the Registrar of Pesticides to be more vigilant about its monitoring system.” Fiji Broadcasting Corporation |
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