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India dilutes pesticide norms for herbs and spices, raising MRL to 0.1mg/kg. Activists fear harm to exports. Concerns include health risks, cumulative pesticide effects, and harm from unknown pesticides on imports.

In the wake of a recent controversy surrounding Indias exported food spices, the Central Government has directed all state governments to conduct thorough quality testing of spices. Although both the Spices Board and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had initiated routine sampling earlier, no conclusive statements regarding spice quality have been released by these or any other governmental bodies.

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Spices: Controversy involving MDH and Everest spice companies threatens Indias spice shipments. Urgent quality resolution highlighted by Global Trade Research Initiative. Concerns raised by multiple countries could severely impact Indias spice exports.

India’s broader food exports segment has been dogged by quality concerns. The US and EU have pulled up food exports for various pathogen and toxin related violations, putting a question mark on the safety of the foods and spices we consume.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to conduct surveillance on various food items like fortified rice, dairy products, and spices sold in the domestic market. This comes after a probe into alleged violation of norms in branded spices. FSSAI is already taking samples of spices from all brands to check compliance with its norms. The number of samples analyzed by FSSAI has substantially increased over the years, showing efforts to enforce food safety regulations. Non-comp...

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The private trade research think tank warns that If China, and other ASEAN nations follow suit influenced by the actions taken by Hong Kong and Singapore, it could impact 51.1 percent of India’s global spice exports, valued at $2.17 billion.

Hong Kong suspended sales this month of three MDH spice blends and an Everest mix for fish curry.

Australia is considering a ban on certain spice products from Indian companies MDH and Everest due to alleged contamination concerns.