RIYADH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has pulled packets of Chinese Oolong brand tea off the market due to their high levels of pesticide content. In a statement, the authority said laboratory tests showed that some of the Oolong or Wulong tea products contained chlorpyrifos pesticide, which is banned in the Kingdom. Some samples were found contaminated with chlorfenapyr, diphenylamine and cyhalathrin insecticides, the authority said in a statement, adding that the pesticide content was higher than the level allowed by its standards. Meanwhile, SFDA said that there is no truth in reports being circulated through e-mails and social networking sites that a drug used to treat vitamin D deficiency was withdrawn from the market. It said: “The authority did not notice any new observations questioning the reliability of the drug called One-Alpha when it is used in the proper manner. “There are also no quality-related problems to justify pulling it off the market.” One-Alpha, manufactured by the Danish company Leo Laboratories Ltd., is used to treat vitamin D deficiency in people who have certain types of metabolic problems, such as kidney problems, low levels of calcium or phosphate in the blood, problems with their parathyroid gland, rickets or osteomalacia. — SG/SPA