The Centre for Food Safety has found excessive pesticide residue in a sample of Chinese white cabbage and is following up on the case.
The sample was collected at import level.
It contained carbofuran at a level of 0.062 parts per million, 3.1 times the maximum residue limit.
Food safety officials said that based on this level, eating a normal amount of the vegetable is unlikely to cause adverse health effects.
Consumers are reminded to rinse and soak vegetables before eating them to reduce any pesticide on the surface.
