A mass recall of oranges sold in E.Leclerc supermarkets is underway in France, with the product found to have pesticide levels above EU limits. The alert was raised by the official government recall site RappelConso at the end of last week.
The 1.5kg bag of 'maltese oranges', grown in Tunisia, have been on sale since February 6. The GTIN code of the bags in question is 3770000906028, and the lot number is 18166.
Unlike some other recalls, only supermarkets in the following departments are affected, and not those across the country: Aisne, Ardennes, Aube, Marne, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Oise, Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Somme, Yonne, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, and Val-d'Oise.
Consumers can return the bag to the supermarket of purchase for a full refund, up until Thursday February 29.
The exact pesticide in question is not stated on the official RappelConso website, however official advice is to not consume the oranges and return them immediately, or otherwise destroy the product.
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