The Australians are now on Everest's spice blend MDH. Food Director also keeps an eye on

Australia's food safety agency is gathering information about possible contamination of spice blends sold by Indian companies MDH and Everest to determine whether a ban on the food is necessary, it said on Tuesday. The regulator will speed up its investigation. Hong Kong this month banned the sale of three MDH spice blends and an Everest blend for fish curry. Singapore also ordered the recall of Everest Mix, citing high levels of ethylene oxide, which is harmful for human consumption and can cause cancer with prolonged exposure. “We are working closely with international counterparts and federal and state and territory food enforcement agencies to understand this issue,” Food Standards Australia New Zealand said in a statement.

The FDA is also gathering additional information on this matter

The thing to note here is that their most popular brand in India is also sold in Europe, Asia and North America. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said last Friday that it was gathering additional information on the matter, while Indian authorities recently inspected the MDH and Everest plants. In 2019, several benches of MDH's products were recalled in the US due to Salmonella contamination. In 2023, the FDA ordered the recall of two Everest spice blends, citing similar contamination risks.