Health Officials Issue Warning About Eating Cactus Tainted By Pesticide
Health Officials Issue Warning About Eating Cactus Tainted By Pesticide
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — State health officials Sunday warned the public about eating cactus that was tainted by a dangerous pesticide in Mexico.
A batch of tested cactus pads, or “nopales,” were found to contain Moncrotophos, a pesticide that was banned in the United States in 1989, according to the California Department of Public Health in Sacramento.
Scientists issued a statement today warning that the cactus had been measured at 5.8 parts per million of the pesticide.
The state office said it has removed the cactus pads from stores, but some had been sold in bulk form at three Los Angeles produce stands: J&L Produce on Mission Road and La Sucursai Produce on Central Avenue on Feb. 6; and at Fresh American produce on Mission Road on Feb. 7.
Some of the cactus was also sold in the Bay Area, Stockton and Sacramento last week.
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