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Quality concerns: Nepal bans sale of Indian spice-mix products

Four spice-mix products by MDH and Everest — Madras Curry Powder, Sambhar Mixed Masala Powder; Mixed Masala Curry Powder of MDH and Fish Curry Masala of Everest — have been banned in Nepal with immediate effect

Nepal bans sale of Indian spice-mix productsLast month, Singapore and Hong Kong halted sales of some spices produced by MDH and Everest over suspected elevated levels of ETO linked with some cancers. (Reuters)

After Singapore and Hong Kong, Nepal has also banned the sale and import of certain spice-mix products manufactured by popular Indian brands over quality concerns.

Four spice-mix products by MDH and Everest — Madras Curry Powder, Sambhar Mixed Masala Powder; Mixed Masala Curry Powder of MDH and Fish Curry Masala of Everest — have been banned in Nepal with immediate effect due to suspected ethylene oxide or EtO contamination, according to the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control here.

“As residue contents of ethylene oxide are found to be exceeding the prescribed limit in these four products, the import and sale of these products are banned within the country as per Article 19 of the Food Regulation 2027 B.S.,” the department said in a notice issued on Friday.

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“Our serious attention has been drawn towards media reports about the sale of these sub-standard products in the market, and they are harmful for consumption,” it said. The government has directed the agents and distributors to recall the products.

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