Recall of spices for ETO contamination
Singapore and Hong Kong Recall Four Spice Products for ETO Contamination
The recent recall of four products from two major Indian spices brands in Singapore and Hong Kong raises significant concerns over food safety and has once again put the focus on Ethylene Oxide (ETO), a gas commonly used to prevent microbial contaminants such as Salmonella and E.coli.
As a Group 1 carcinogen, Ethylene Oxide poses serious health risks, prompting the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) to instruct vendors to remove these products from shelves immediately. Additionally, ETO testing is now compulsory for all spices and ready-to-eat food items.
To ensure consumer safety and compliance of their products, brands need faster and more reliable testing solutions. Eurofins, as the global leader in Food Testing services, is your ideal partner against ETO and other compounds in spices in Asia.
Eurofins Analytical Services, a company under Eurofins Network, offers cutting-edge Ethylene Oxide testing capabilities, with a Limit of Quantitation (LOQ) as low as 0.01 mg/kg using state-of-the-art GCMSMS technology. Our ISO 17025 accredited scope guarantees accurate and precise results, empowering brands to meet regulatory requirements and safeguard consumer health.
With Eurofins Analytical Services, global brands get decades of knowledge and expertise from some of the best minds in the industry to deliver test results that you can trust and are in full compliance with major global regulatory provisions.
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