People on social media — food scientists and the general public — have been asking why the FSSAI is not investigating this.
Did you know several Indian spices, herbal medicines, and other food articles are either being banned or sent back by European countries because they have cancer-causing — carcinogenic — chemicals in them? Between September 2020 and April 2024, the European Food Safety Authorities discovered ethylene oxide in 527 food products exported from India. The contaminated items predominantly included nuts, herbs and spices.