MDH and Everest News : Popular Indian Spice Brands MDH & Everest Face Export Halt Due to Quality Concerns (Singapore, Hong Kong)
- Some MDH and Everest spice mixes were pulled from shelves in Singapore and Hong Kong because they might have too much of a chemical called ethylene oxide. This chemical can cause cancer.
- Indian officials are asking Singapore and Hong Kong for more information about the banned spices. They also want to know what happened from the Indian companies that make the masala.
- This situation could hurt India’s spice exports.
Worried about a recent spice ban, India, a major spice exporter, is asking Singapore and Hong Kong for information. These countries banned some MDH and Everest spice products due to quality issues.
- To learn more about the spice ban, India’s government asked its embassies in Singapore and Hong Kong to investigate and send a full report.
Indian officials are also contacting the spice companies MDH and Everest to understand why their products were banned. The government wants to figure out why the spices had too much pesticide and how to fix the problem, along with the companies involved in exporting them.
MDH and Everest News : India is digging deeper into the spice ban. Indian embassies in Singapore and Hong Kong are asked to get specific details like technical reports, who the exporters were whose shipments got rejected, and any related analysis. On top of that, they’re also contacting the food safety agencies in both countries for their side of the story.
Indian authorities are taking a two-pronged approach to the spice ban:
- Investigating mandatory testing: The commerce ministry is planning to meet with industry representatives to discuss requiring mandatory testing for ethylene oxide in spice shipments specifically going to Singapore and Hong Kong. This could help prevent similar issues in the future.
- Looking into the current ban: The Spices Board of India, a government agency focused on spices, is separately investigating the specific reasons behind the ban on MDH and Everest spice mixes in Singapore and Hong Kong.
MDH and Everest News : Hong Kong and Singapore took action against certain Indian spice mixes:
- Hong Kong: Consumers were advised not to buy the products and traders were told not to sell them.
- Singapore: The Singapore Food Agency mandated a recall of the products.
This incident comes amid India’s strong spice export industry:
- India exported nearly ₹32,000 crore worth of spices in the 2022-23 fiscal year.
- Major spices exported from India include chili, cumin, spice oils and oleoresins, turmeric, curry powder, and cardamom.
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