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FSSAI directs labs to test banned pesticides in tea as per norms
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Monday, 18 December, 2023, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The food authority has directed notified laboratories to test banned pesticides in tea in accordance with FSS (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, which were notified by the FSSAI to facilitate testing of food products so as to ascertain the safety of food products in India.
FSSAI on March 19, 2018, published the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) First Amendment Regulations, 2018, thereby banning the use of 20 pesticides as per the Insecticides Act, 1968.
According to the FSSAI, the decision was taken after consultation with the stakeholders.
“FSSAI after thorough deliberations with relevant stakeholders hereby, directs all the laboratories notified under Section 43 (1) and 43 (2) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, to test the 20 banned pesticides in addition to all the pesticides specified for tea as per FSS (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011,” reads the order.
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