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India exports more than 200 spices worth £3.1bn to at least 180 countries, but recent test results showing pesticide contamination in blends from top two Indian spice companies have raised concerns internationally and domestically
Several products by Indian brands MDH and Everest in Singapore and Hong Kong were found to contain traces of harmful ethylene oxide.
India exports more than 200 spices worth £3.1bn to at least 180 countries, but recent test results showing pesticide contamination in blends from top two Indian spice companies have raised concerns internationally and domestically
The FSSAI increased the Maximum Residue Level of pesticide in food products by ten times, from 0.01 mg/kg to 0.1mg/kg, shortly after the ban of Everest Spices products in Hong Kong.
Batches of MDH and Everest spices found to contain cancer-causing ethylene oxide