the uk foods standards agency has told the bbc it has tightened scrutiny of all indian spice imports.this crackdown is a cancer—causing pesticide which is used to avoid microbial contamination on spices. higher levels of this pesticide are being investigated. the uk food regulator has told the bbc has been issuing early warning alerts in various spices from india since january 2023, and since the start of this year, it's ramped up scrutiny to cover all spice imports from india. now this is a stringent action. rememberso india. now this is a stringent action. remember so far, two popular indian brands were under the scanner, singapore and hong kong have banned their spice mixes for high levels of this pesticide. and now the us fda of australia and new zealand are all investigating products from these two countries. 0n products from these two countries. on their part, both in and everest have maintained their test spice mixes or face their test spice mixes or face the say. this also because the indian food regulator does to spring into action. india is the largest consumer of spices and