Indian spice makers under heat in Asia for alleged contamination

Australia, New Zealand, U.S. on alert after Hong Kong, Singapore recalled products

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MDH and Everest are among the biggest packaged spice manufacturers in India.  © Reuters

SAYAN CHAKRABORTY, Nikkei staff writer

BENGALURU -- India's packaged spice manufacturers MDH and Everest are under regulatory scrutiny in several countries after their products were allegedly found to contain carcinogenic elements, barely a year after cough syrups made in the South Asian nation were linked to the deaths of over 140 children in Africa.

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