New Delhi [India] 22 April
: After Singapore and Hong Kong banned the sale of MDH and Everest spices in their country, India's food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to test the samples in India. Top government sources told ANI that the FSSAI team is inspecting and lifting the samples. From major manufacturing units today. “Our units are also going to some other spice manufacturing units,” he said. He said, “We conduct inspections on regular basis but no banned substances or pesticides have been found in any of the spices." Hong Kong's food safety watchdog has banned four spices, sources said. The Hong Kong government's Center for Special Administrative Region Food Safety on April 5 said cancer-causing chemicals were found in Indian Bran MDH and Everest products. announced that routine monitoring programs have revealed the presence of ethylene oxide in three spices from the MDH group, sambar spice powder, and curry powder, three in Tsi Sha Tsui, respectively, for testing by the CFS. Collected the above samples from retail shops. The test results showed that the samples contained a pesticide called ethylene oxide" According to the Pesticide Residues in Food Regulation, food can be sold for human consumption containing pesticide residues only if the consumption of that food would not be dangerous or adverse to health. "The CFS has ordered sellers to remove the affected products from shelves and has launched an investigation," the CFS report said. The regulator also indicated that "appropriate action" may be taken. Everest Group's fish curry masala was also found to contain the same pesticide, ethylene oxide, which is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Poses serious health risks, including a.Increased risk of breast cancer Singapore's food agency SFA also recalled Everest's fish curry masala for exceeding the permissible limits of ethylene oxide, MDH and Everest are yet to respond to reports of carcinogens in their products.
: After Singapore and Hong Kong banned the sale of MDH and Everest spices in their country, India's food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to test the samples in India. Top government sources told ANI that the FSSAI team is inspecting and lifting the samples. From major manufacturing units today. “Our units are also going to some other spice manufacturing units,” he said. He said, “We conduct inspections on regular basis but no banned substances or pesticides have been found in any of the spices." Hong Kong's food safety watchdog has banned four spices, sources said. The Hong Kong government's Center for Special Administrative Region Food Safety on April 5 said cancer-causing chemicals were found in Indian Bran MDH and Everest products. announced that routine monitoring programs have revealed the presence of ethylene oxide in three spices from the MDH group, sambar spice powder, and curry powder, three in Tsi Sha Tsui, respectively, for testing by the CFS. Collected the above samples from retail shops. The test results showed that the samples contained a pesticide called ethylene oxide" According to the Pesticide Residues in Food Regulation, food can be sold for human consumption containing pesticide residues only if the consumption of that food would not be dangerous or adverse to health. "The CFS has ordered sellers to remove the affected products from shelves and has launched an investigation," the CFS report said. The regulator also indicated that "appropriate action" may be taken. Everest Group's fish curry masala was also found to contain the same pesticide, ethylene oxide, which is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Poses serious health risks, including a.Increased risk of breast cancer Singapore's food agency SFA also recalled Everest's fish curry masala for exceeding the permissible limits of ethylene oxide, MDH and Everest are yet to respond to reports of carcinogens in their products.
