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DNA TV Show: What is ethylene oxide, reportedly found in India spices? How harmful is it?
Eating and drinking products containing ethylene oxide for a long time can lead to cancer.
Updated : Apr 24, 2024, 12:07 AM IST | Edited by : Prashant Tamta
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Singapore Food Agency and Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety have claimed that four products of Indian spice companies contain a special type of pesticide which is dangerous for humans. One of these companies is Everest whose fish curry spice is currently banned.
Besides, three products of another company -- sambhar masala, Madras curry powder and curry powder mix masala -- have been banned. The Center For Food Saftey Hong Kong had tested these spices in which they found carcinogens.
Singapore has also taken action on the basis of this report. It some quantity of pesticide named ethylene oxide has been found in the spices. Ethylene oxide is considered harmful to the human body. Eating and drinking products containing ethylene oxide for a long time can lead to cancer.
The International Agency For Research on Cancer has considered ethylene oxide as a Group 1 carcinogen. This international organization puts a chemical in Group 1 when the possibility of that chemical causing cancer is highest. That means ethylene oxide is a dangerous element.
According to data, in 2023, about 2.83 crore kg of spices were consumed in India alone. This shows how much Indians like spices in food. Companies of packaged spices have been claiming that 'the taste is here' and 'real spices'. But questions are being raised in the minds of common people regarding spice companies. After the action of Singapore and Hong Kong, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has also taken cognizance of the matter.
- FSSAI is preparing to check the quality of the products of all spice companies.
- FSSAI has collected samples from all the spice companies, which will be tested in the lab.
- FSSAI will find out the quality standards set in India.
FSSAI comes under the Ministry of Health. However, FSSAI does not have the authority to check the quality of exported food items. To increase the spice trade in the country, there is The Spices Board of India. This organization gives the certificate of quality of spices exported abroad. The Spices Board of India has also made special guidelines regarding pesticide residue in spices. It is also investigating the reasons for the ban imposed on Indian spices in Singapore and Hong Kong.
