The Indian government, through various agencies like FSSAI and the Union Health Ministry, has refuted reports suggesting higher pesticide residue limits in herbs and spices. They assert that India maintains stringent standards for Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) based on risk assessments, dismissing claims of lax regulations. Additionally, India has extended duty-free import of Yellow Peas for four months.
#India has stringent norms for #pesticide #residue #limits: #FSSAI https://t.co/hk74hz694J
#India has asserted that it has one of the most stringent norms for pesticide residues in food items and dismissed reports that the country's food regulator permits higher pesticide residue limits in herbs and spices. The Union Health Ministry has clarified that media reports…
FSSAI allows higher pesticide residue level in herbs, spices in certain cases @AnonnaDutt reports https://t.co/aiOChR3zhu
#India has stringent norms for #pesticide #residue #limits: #FSSAI https://t.co/hk74hz694J
#India extends duty-free import of #YellowPeas by four months https://t.co/tjT0bCVQVe
The government on Sunday asserted that India has one of the most stringent norms for pesticides residues in food items and rejected reports suggesting that food regulator FSSAI allows high level of residues in spices and herbs. https://t.co/gw0qrd4M3Y
#FSSAI calls reports of allowing 10x more MRL in #herbs, #spices as 'false and malicious'; says #India has most 'stringent standards' https://t.co/4QBJfg6UQZ
#FSSAI has refuted reports claiming that it allowed higher #pesticide residues in herbs and #spices. https://t.co/lPtxBMJ7bo
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Centre has clarified that India has one of the most stringent standards of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) in the world and #MRLs of pesticides are fixed differently for different food commodities based on their risk assessments. The clarification came amid some media reports…