What Is Ethylene Oxide, Found In Samples Of MDH And Everest Spice Mixes?

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What Is Ethylene Oxide, Found In Samples Of MDH And Everest Spice Mixes?

Singapore, last week,  took action against Everest Food Products Pvt., banning the sale of its products citing alleged detection of ethylene oxide at levels surpassing permissible limits. Following suit, Hong Kong has also prohibited the sale of popular Indian spice brands MDH Pvt. and Everest Food Products Pvt. after reported findings of the carcinogenic pesticide in several spice mixes. What is ethylene oxide? Ethylene oxide is a chemical comp…