MDH and Everest spices banned in Hong Kong and Singapore

23 April 2024
Some spices of Indian spice company Everest and MDH have been banned in Singapore. An order has also been issued to withdraw these spices from the market, and people and sellers have been warned. After this ban, the Government of India has ordered an investigation into the quality of these spices. Along with this, an order has also been issued to investigate the spices of other companies sold in the country.

A source said that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has started taking samples of spices of all brands including MDH and Everest from across the country after taking action against the spices of the Indian company in Singapore and Hong Kong.

The source told the agency, ‘In view of the current situation, FSSAI is taking samples of spices of all brands including MDH and Everest from the market to check whether they meet the FSSAI norms or not.’

He said that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) does not control the quality of exported spices.

Meanwhile, the Spices Board of India is investigating the ban imposed by Hong Kong and Singapore on the sale of four mixed masala products of Indian brands MDH and Everest. In fact, it has been claimed that pesticide ‘ethylene oxide’ has been found in these spices in excess of the permissible limit.

Hong Kong’s food safety department, the Centre for Food Safety, has found the pesticide ethylene oxide in MDH’s Madras Curry Powder, Sambar Masala Mixed Powder and Curry Powder Mixed Masala and has advised people not to use them.

Singapore has ordered the withdrawal of Everest Fish Curry Masala from the market after the country’s food agency found ethylene oxide in it. And consumers have been advised not to use Everest Fish Curry Masala.