Batch of organic chocolate brank Klaus from France have stopped by Taiwan at the border. The chocolate contains excessive level of pesticide called Pipronyl Butoxide, reported by Central News Agency.
Klaus is a 90% organic dark chocolate and the batch of boxes contained 0.06parts per million. This substance is not allowed to be found in any chocolate products.
Pipronyl Butoxide is a substance that listed from low to medium toxic level. Taking too much of this substance has a possibility of liver cancer.
440kg of this substance on a batch of 200boxes have been found by the Food and Drug Administration of Taiwan. An average adult should no consume more than 12mg of this substance per day.
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