Following warnings from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina has also raised concerns about the safety of agricultural products from Albania. The Bosnian Food Safety Agency announced that Albanian peaches imported into the domestic market contain high levels of the banned substance chlorpyrifos, a pesticide that poses a great risk, especially to children.
According to Bosnian authorities, laboratory tests were carried out within the framework of the Program for the Control of Pesticide Residues in Food of Plant and Animal Origin. The results showed that class II peaches of 2025, originating from the Albanian exporter ZHAKU METUSHI (Suk 1, Strum), and imported by the company Sejo prom doo in Sarajevo, contained chlorpyrifos residues at levels exceeding the permitted norms.
“The use of this substance is prohibited in Bosnia, and its consumption by children poses a serious health risk,” the Food Safety Agency stressed. A rapid risk assessment has confirmed that the levels of chlorpyrifos detected significantly exceed the acceptable daily intake.
Bosnian authorities have notified the relevant inspection bodies to take further measures, while local media emphasize that chlorpyrifos does not appear on the list of substances permitted for use in phytopharmaceutical products in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
