Maharashtra FDA restricts sale of unpacked spices, bans ethylene oxide sterilisation
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tightened regulations governing the production, packaging and sale of spices, directing businesses to sell spice powders and mixed spices only in properly packaged and sealed form. The order also prohibits the use of ethylene oxide (EtO) for spice sterilisation and imposes stricter requirements to prevent adulteration and…