{
  "id": 12067975,
  "title": "FSSAI Declares Everest Cumin Powder 'UNSAFE', Orders Recall Of Specific Batch Over Excess Pesticide Residues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/fssai-declares-everest-cumin-powder-unsafe-orders-recall-of-specific",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-05T03:58:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/fssai-declares-everest-cumin-powder-unsafe-orders-recall-of-specific-batch-over-excess-pesticide-residues"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has declared a specific batch of Everest cumin powder unsafe and ordered its recall due to high levels of pesticide residues. The affected batch, identified as Batch No. E080668761, was found to contain pesticide residues of Azoxystrobin and Thiamethoxam exceeding the prescribed Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) during laboratory testing. The contamination was detected after a sample of the pre-packed cumin powder was collected from an Everest Food Products plant in Goa. Following the initial findings, the sample was referred to a Referral Food Laboratory, which also confirmed the presence of excessive pesticide residues. FSSAI has directed Everest Food Products to immediately recall the entire batch from the market and carry out corrective measures to prevent future occurrences. Consumers with this specific batch number are advised not to use the product and to follow the instructions provided by FSSAI or Everest for its return or disposal.",
  "summary": "he Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered the immediate recall of a specific batch of pre-packed cumin powder manufactured by Everest Food Products Pvt Ltd after laboratory tests found pesticide residues above the prescribed limits. The affected sample was declared “UNSAFE” under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The regulatory action, announced by FSSAI on…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}