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India's Rajasthan finds some MDH and Everest spices unsafe for consumption (www.reuters.com)

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The products included MDH's Madras Curry Powder, Sambhar Masala Mixed Masala Powder, and Curry Powder Mixed Masala Powder, and Everest's Fish Curry Masala.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

What a frustrating article. That’s like saying the state of Wyoming has declared some Tyson meat products were found to be high in antibiotics.

Which products? When? Where were those batches distributed? How often do they test? Was this one batch, or a continuous problem?

It’s important; I’ve been using Everest garam masala mix for years; is it affected? Who knows?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The products included MDH's Madras Curry Powder, Sambhar Masala Mixed Masala Powder, and Curry Powder Mixed Masala Powder, and Everest's Fish Curry Masala.

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/us-spice-body-says-treatment-of-spices-with-ethylene-oxide-is-safe-as-hong-kong-singapore-bans-mdh-everest-11715338554069.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

The issue here is that although India's National food regulatory body called FSSAI have maintained that the pesticide is within safe level of 0.1 mg per grams

But Rajasthan state government tested them at their own labs and found 7mg per grams of ethylene oxide. 70 times more than what's safe for consumption.

Ethylene oxide is a gaseous pesticide which is also used as a fumigant to preserve the spices. After the fumigation the spices have to be aerated for long enough so all of the ethylene oxide evaporates away.

Now clearly someone at the processing facility is either cutting corners or being pushed by operation management to meet targets and not aerating the spices for a sufficient duration.

And both. Indian and American federal regulators like FSSAI, FDA and USDA are just shrugging it off.

However some state regulators have taken the matter seriously. Ethylene oxide is a grade 1 carcinogen.

Kind of how FAA shrugged it off when a few 737 MAX dropped from the sky like it was nothing.

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