date:Aug 23, 2023
Serbian-produced peaches were returned from the border with Croatia because they contained high levels of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. The reported pesticide is banned in the EU, while in Serbia its use is allowed only by farmers who grow sugar beets.
The Serbian Agriculture Ministry said that the analysis of the sample of the disputed shipment is in progress. Agricultural expert Milivoje Pavlovi? says that an analysis was probably carried out at the border because the use of chlorpyrifos has b