A shipment of frozen mixed vegetables imported by Costco from the United States was recently intercepted at the border after testing positive for excessive pesticide residues.
The Food and Drug Administration said today that more than 10-thousand kilograms of "Kirkland Signature" brand vegetables were ordered returned or destroyed and none had entered the market.
The products affected include peas and broccoli.
As this was the importer's first failed inspection case in the past six months, the FDA has increased border inspection sampling rates for items imported by Costco Taiwan to 20-50 percent, up from routine random checks of 2-10 percent.
Nine other products that recently failed safety inspections include fresh oranges from Japan and two shipments of cheese imported from France.
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