MDH Spices has denied allegations that its merchandise have traces of cancer-causing agent ethylene oxide (ETO), calling them “unfaithful” and “missing any substantiating proof.”
“Amid speculations doing rounds that there’s presence of ETO in our merchandise, we make clear and state unequivocally that these claims are unfaithful and lack any substantiating proof,” a press release launched by the corporate mentioned.
This assertion got here days after the Centre for Meals Security (CFS) in Hong Kong flagged the presence of ETO in samples of pre-packaged spice combine merchandise of MDH and Everest Spices.
ETO is a chemical used to protect spices for longer intervals and can also be utilized in pesticides. Its consumption past permissible limits may be carcinogenic.
The CFS, in a launch dated April 5, 2024, had additional suspended gross sales of the affected merchandise within the nation. These included the Madras curry powder, sambhar masala combined masala powder, curry powder combined masala powder by MDH and the fish curry masala by Everest.
Nonetheless, denying these claims, MDH additional acknowledged, “Moreover, MDH has not acquired any communication from the regulatory authorities of Singapore or Hong Kong. Our assertion is additional supported by the truth that nodal regulatory authorities such because the Spice Board of India and FSSAI haven’t acquired any communication or check experiences from Hong Kong or Singapore authorities concerning this matter.”
“We reassure our consumers and shoppers that we don’t use ETO at any stage of storing, processing, or packing our spices. We abide by well being and security requirements, each domestically and internationally. The MDH tagline, ‘Asli Masale Sach Sach, MDH MDH,’ and ‘Actual Spices of India,’ replicate the corporate’s real dedication to supply genuine, high-quality spices to their clients,” it added.
Following the CFS notification, the Singapore Meals Company (SFA) on April 18, too, had issued a notification to recall the Everest fish curry masala after discovering traces of ETO in it.
Following these experiences, Indian meals regulator FSSAI — on April 25 — had commissioned nationwide high quality checks on MDH and Everest merchandise.
First Printed: Apr 28 2024 | 9:29 PM IST
