What is the risk?
As a result of an official inspection by the State Sanitary Inspection, the maximum permissible level of the pesticide chlorpyrifos was found to have been exceeded in millet flour:
According to the risk assessment by experts from the National Institute of Public Health PZH – National Research Institute, any level exceeding the applicable maximum residue limit may potentially pose a risk to consumers’ health.
Name: Millet flour, 1 kg, 5 kg and 25 kg packages
Batch number: 06 2025
Best before the end of: 06.2026
Distributor: „TAR-GROCH-FIL” Spółka Jawna T. Krakowski, E. Drożdż, M. Kijowski, J. Drożdż, Filipowice 161, 32-840 Zakliczyn.
What actions have been taken by the business and official inspection authorities?
After receiving information that a hazard had been identified, the distributor made a decision and began implementing the procedure for withdrawing the product batch concerned from the market.
In cooperation with the millet flour producer, the distributor is investigating the cause of the hazard.
The State Sanitary Inspection authorities are monitoring the process of withdrawing the product concerned from circulation.
What are the recommendations for consumers?
The product batch specified in the notice should not be consumed.