Near 12% of India’s tested spice samples fail quality, safety standards

Indian food safety authorities found that nearly 12% of tested spice samples failed to meet quality and safety standards. This comes after Hong Kong suspended sales of some MDH and Everest brand spice blends due to high pesticide levels. Other countries, including Britain, tightened controls on Indian spice imports. Out of 4,054 samples tested between May and early July, 474 failed to meet standards. The authorities are taking action against companies involved but did not provide brand-specific details. Reuters