New Delhi, April 29 -- Indian spice mixes and other foods have been banned in Singapore, Hong Kong and now, the European Union, due to the presence of Ethylene Oxide, a carcinogenic chemical. Ethylene Oxide is sprayed to control microbes and for food to last longer. In the EU, there's a permissible limit, found exceeded. Like the Azo dyes crisis, India is likely to fix what is as much a global economic problem as an image problem.
For Indians, the big question is: what exactly are we ourselves eating? Most of us buy big brand foods with a level of trust. But if we can export contaminated foods to the European Union, we clearly don't have much control over food safety here either.
For the current contaminant, the FSSAI, along with the rele...