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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Tuesday said that the extensive spices sample testing across the nation has not revealed any traces of ethylene oxide (ETO), a cancer-causing chemical, in the products of MDH and Everest following concerns raised by the Hong Kong Food Authority, news agency ANI reported citing sources..
The investigation was carried out after the Hong Kong Food Authorityraised concerns of ETO levels higher than permissible amounts in certain spice products sold by Mahashian Di Hatti Pvt Ltd (MDH) and M/s Everest Food Products Pvt Ltd (Everest)..
The FSSAI launched a nationwide inspection drive last month--involving all state and union territory food safety commissioners and regional directorsafter Hong Kong authority recalled the products and banned certain products of both the companies along with Singapore...
The ANI further reported that the FSSAI, besides testing ETO levels in the spice samples, also tested the products on several other parameters, including moisture content, insect and rodent contamination, heavy metals, aflatoxins, pesticide residues and various microbiological contaminants...
The report further said the FSSAI not only analysed test reports of MDH and Everest, but 300 more spice samples of other brands, however the food regulator didn't find traces of the cancer-causing substance, showing that Indian products are safe for consumption ..
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