After Singapore ordered a ban on MDH and Everest products due to allegations of cancer-causing pesticides in its products, MDH has come forward to reject this claim. The popular Indian spice company has said that this allegation is “untrue and lacks any substantiating evidence.” They have rejected Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety (CFS) claim that they found high quantities of a pesticide called ethylene oxide in their products. Here’s what MDH had to say about this entire matter.
MDH Rejects Pesticide Allegations, Calls Them “Untrue”
Earlier this month, Singapore ordered a total ban on MDH and Everest spices that they import from India. According to their claim, the spice mixes of these brands contained high levels of cancer-causing pesticides called ethylene oxide. They further mentioned that it is unfit for human consumption. Now, rejecting all these claims, MDH has released a statement that all these allegations are “untrue and lack substantiating evidence.”
In their official statement, MDH said, “The allegations of the presence of ethylene oxide in our products is untrue and lacks any substantiating evidence. Additionally, MDH has not received any communication from regulatory authorities in Singapore or Hong Kong. This reinforces the fact that the allegations against MDH are baseless, unsubstantiated, and not backed by any concrete evidence.”
They further went on to mention, “We reassure our buyers and consumers that we do not use Ethylene Oxide (ETO) at any stage of storing, processing, or packing our spices. We abide by health and safety standards, both domestically and internationally. MDH’s tagline ‘Asli Masale Sach Sach, MDH MDH’ and ‘Real Spices of India’ reflect our genuine commitment to providing authentic, high-quality spices to customers.”
What Hong Kong & SFA Said About The Indian Spices
MDH’s statement comes as a response to the notification issued by Hong Kong’s Centre For Food Safety and Singapore’s ban. Hong Kong’s authorities claimed that samples of several pre-packaged spice-mix products from Everest and MDH contained a pesticide ethylene oxide. While this chemical was usual in many spices, these companies had ‘ethylene oxide at levels exceeding the permissible limit,’ according to Singaporean authorities. This led Singapore and Hong Kong to ban several products from these companies.
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