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New Delhi [India], GAIL (India) Limited has announced its intention to set up a 1500 KTA (kiloton per annum) ethane cracker project at Ashta, located in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh.According to a press release, the project is expected to boost production of various ethylene derivatives...

New Delhi: Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday said it has shipped the world's heaviest ethylene oxide reactor - a vital component in petrochemical plants - to China.The reactors were sent by the heavy engineering vertical of Larsen Toubro (L&T) for a project of chemical...

New Delhi: Food regulator FSSAI has found no trace of ethylene oxide in samples of spices from two leading brands MDH and Everest, which were tested at 2 accredited laboratories, sources said.According to him, reports from six other laboratories are still pending.Last month, the Food Safety...

According to the analysis report, extensive testing found no trace of ethylene oxide (ETO) in samples collected from several states.The rigorous process of testing of ethylene oxide was carried out in NABL-accredited laboratories notified by FSSAI.The food regulator also took samples of 300...

By Shalini Bhardwaj New Delhi [India], The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has announced that extensive testing of spice samples across the country has found no trace of the cancer-causing chemical ethylene oxide (ETO). . According to sources, the investigation was initiated...

New Delhi: The government has found that some samples of Everest Spices were non-compliant under strict standards (0.1 mg per kg) regarding presence of ethylene oxide and has asked it to take corrective measures, an official said on Monday. Said.The government has conducted these tests in the...

New Delhi: India has come out with detailed guidelines to prevent ETO (ethylene oxide - a carcinogenic chemical) contamination in spices for export, an official said on Monday.The government has taken other preventive measures such as mandatory testing of spices exported to Singapore and Hong...

By Binod Prasad Adhikari Kathmandu [Nepal] Nepali consumers are now returning to locally manufacturing and packaging spices after the government banned Indian spices after high levels of ethylene oxide were found in several countries. The ancient market of Asson, which hosts a range of spices...

New Delhi [India], Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed traders, fruit handlers and food businesses operating fruit ripening chambers to ensure strict compliance with the ban on calcium carbide for artificial ripening of fruits. Have given instructions. Operators...

New Delhi, Food regulator FSSAI has asked traders and food business operators not to use banned product 'Calcium Carbide' for ripening fruits.In an official statement, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said it has "revised the ban on calcium carbide for artificial...

Ahmedabad [India], The Federation of Indian Spice Stakeholders has stepped in to counter the ban on Indian spices in Singapore and Hong Kong, following which Nepal recently said that ethylene oxide (ETO) treatment would be necessary to protect people from harmful effects. Is done for. Speaking...

After Kathmandu, Singapore and Hong Kong, Nepal has also banned the sale and import of some spice-blend products manufactured by Indian brands over alleged quality concerns.Four spice-blend products from MDH and Everest were banned in the Himalayan nation from Friday due to suspected ethylene...

AHMEDABAD: India's spice exports face a decline of nearly 40 per cent in FY2025 if the issue of ethylene oxide or ETO contamination in spices for export is not resolved as soon as possible, the Federation of Indian Spices Stakeholders (FISS) said on Friday. Can come.The statement comes in the...

KATHMANDU [Nepal], Nepal's Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has banned the import, consumption and sale of two Indian spice brands Everest and MDH as it starts testing for ethylene oxide levels, an official told ANI. Confirmed that Nepal has banned both these spices. The brands...

LONDON: The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) on Thursday clarified that it has additional control measures in place for pesticide residues in Indian spices since earlier this year.Rejecting reports of any additional steps being taken recently, the country's food watchdog said it has an early...

Last month, food regulators in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia again warned against using some of MDH and Everest's products over the presence of ethylene oxide at "levels exceeding permissible limits".According to reports, now New Zealand food security has also joined their concerns...

New Delhi [India], American Spice Trade Association (ASTA), Secretary Dr. K., on media reports of presence of ethylene oxide (ETO) residues in Indian spices. The Indian Spices Board, AST, said, "The American Spice Trade Association is aware of recent media reports on the rejection of Indian...

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...

NEW DELHI: The Spices Board of India on Monday said it is considering a ban imposed by Hong Kong and Singapore on the sale of four spice-blend products of Indian brands MDH and Everest that reportedly contain pesticide 'ethylene' in excess of permissible limits. Oxide'.While Hong Kong's food...

Carcinogen found in four products of two big spice brands in India,What is ethylene oxide?The Spices Board, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, defines ethylene oxide as "flammable, colorless gas at temperatures above 10.7 Celsius".It acts as a "disinfectant, fumigant...