Australian regulator does not rule out recall of Indian spices from sale

Published Apr 30, 2024

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The Australian Food Safety Agency is reviewing spices produced by Indian companies and is considering a recall due to concerns about cancer-causing pesticides. The agency has banned the use of ethylene oxide, a controversial pesticide, in food products sold in Australia. This comes after Indian spice companies MDH and Everest were banned in Hong Kong and Singapore for the same reason. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has started testing national brand spice sets for harmful substances. However, MDH has refuted the claims, stating they are untrue.

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The Australian Food Safety Agency is reviewing spices produced by Indian companies and has not ruled out recalling them from sale in the country. This was reported by Reuters against the backdrop of information about the content of cancer-causing pesticides in Indian products. “We are working with international partners to understand this issue, as well as with federal, state and territory food regulators to determine whether further action is required in Australia,” Reuters quoted part of the regulator’s statement. Among the possible steps, the Australian agency did not rule out a recall of Indian products. “The use of ethylene oxide to process food products sold in Australia is prohibited,” the department emphasized. Earlier, two Indian spice companies MDH and Everest were banned in Hong Kong and Singapore due to the presence of ethylene oxide. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India said it is starting to take samples of spice sets from all national brands to test them ...

Source: Kvedomosti