FSSAI allows 10 times more pesticide in spices. Are we doomed?

- Close to 12% of Indian-tested spices failed to meet FSSAI quality and safety standards, according to a Reuters report. - The FSSAI data revealed that 474 out of 4,054 samples tested between May and early July did not meet the required parameters. - The regulator is taking necessary actions against the companies involved, though specific brands were not disclosed. - Popular brands like MDH and Everest, which export globally, claim their products are safe despite recent scrutiny. - The United Kingdom, New Zealand, the United States, and Australia are tightening controls on Indian spice imports due to contamination concerns. Source: [Live Mint ](https://www.livemint.com/industry/agriculture/nearly-12-of-indian-tested-spices-fail-fssai-quality-and-safety-standards-report-11723970371890.html)

Earlier Maggi then Johnson’s baby powder, Bournvita, Ceralac now MDH & Everest spices. Every brand chooses India for lower quality harmful products.

With so much of adulteration in food, do you guys think FSSAI should be held accountable.

Cancer-causing substances found in some MDH and Everest products by authorities in HK and Singapore. Meanwhile in India, nothing.

Nestlé’s baby food brands including Cerelac and Nido added sugar in the form of sucrose, in lower and lower-middle income countries including India — but not in the products sold in Europe or UK, according to a report by Swiss investigative organisation Public Eye and International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN). The research was conducted at a lab in Belgium, and examined Nestlé’s baby food products from Asia, and Africa branded as Cerelac, Nido, Mucilon and Dancow. These contained an average of 3 grams per serving, and in some cases up to 6 grams. Similar products tested in the European markets showed no added sugar. A Nestlé India spokesperson has attested that the company has reduced the sugar content in the baby product portfolio by 30% over the past five years, NDTV reported. In 2022, the sales on these products exceeded Rs.20,000 crore in India alone. Nestlé has been under the scanner in the past for similar violations in several African countries. Reports from the 1970s raised the alarms on their unethical marketing practices in an effort to push artificial feeding over breastfeeding.

Ripe time with elections underway

Is public health infrastructure really a joke here? I have been to foreign countries and the food tastes so different there. Even the quality of bread, fruits, fucking softest Croissant! When I came back here, I started observing how companies fooled us. Is brown bread really only whole wheat? If yes, why is maida added? Why do we see food colors, stabilizers which are banned elsewhere, to be vibrant here? The best Food Safety administration I have seen Is of Europe. They even have a website which flags unsafe foods. They constantly strive to update values of harmful chemicals, ban them unapologetically! Here we are, where, I hear about every contaminant from others. I hear about unsafe food in India from Foreign countries, youtube influencers and a liverDoc who published unsafe protein powder results. I thought it was the job of our agencies! Call me biased, unaware, whatever, but, I am truly sorry to see how unsafe our food and drug standards are and the total disregard for our public health and awareness infrastructure! Here's a video to open your eyes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHX6M19J1uM I understand biasness, but you can't disregard our faults and pathetic standards. If you dont believe we have bad standards, go on, have a international trip and see for yourselves! When did all our institutions who should be working for our betterment forsake ourselves?