Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:25am on 06 May 2024,Monday India
India's food safety regulator, FSSAI, has increased the maximum allowed pesticide residue in spices and herbs from 0.01 mg/kg to 0.1 mg/kg. This applies when limits are not defined in Indian or international regulations. The move comes after some Indian spice mixes were removed from foreign markets due to excessive pesticide residue. Experts claim the new limit is still a trace amount and unlikely to harm human health. The government has clarified that reports of a 10-fold increase are false and malicious. The limits are dynamic and based on field trials and human health impact evidence.
