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Dubai Municipality to ‘look into’ claims
of some Indian spice brands containing
adulterants
Story by Nasreen Abdulla
• 21h • 2 min read
Dubai Municipality to ‘look into’ claims of some Indian spice brands containing adulterants© Provided by Khaleej
Times
Amid international media reports that certain popular spices may contain carcinogens,
Dubai Municipality (DM) has confirmed to that “they are fully aware” of the news and are
investigating it.
“The regular, routine testing that we perform on all food items in the country did not
reveal anything that should be a cause of concern,” said a statement by Dubai
Municipality. “However, we are fully aware of the global notification and recalls and
routine protocols will be followed.”
The Indian spice brands in question were found to contain traces of ethylene oxide
above the permissible levels in some countries around the world, a substance that is
acceptable in moderate amounts. However, in the UAE, it is completely banned.
The statement by DM further elaborated what steps are being taken regarding the
incident. “We perform risk assessment and laboratory testing among other steps before
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