16 more spice companies under scanner as pesticides, insects found in their products

After the recent buzz about certain spice blends of MDH and Everest being banned in foreign countries for containing cancer-causes compounds, there has been a country wide crackdown on manufacturers and as a result some more samples of spices not deemed fit for human consumption have been revealed.
In a latest update today, FSDA inspected 16 spice companies in Kanpur and the samples of 35 items were collected for testing, out of which 23 failed to qualify in the parameters, Dainik Bhaskar reported.
As per various media reports, these 23 samples were found to have a more than permissible limits of insecticides and pesticides. In a few samples insects were also found by the testing team. Among the list of companies whose spices have been found unfit for human consumption are Goldiee Masale, Bhola Masala and Ashok Masale.

As per media reports, their Coriander powder, Garam masala powder, and Matar Paneer masala were said to be unfit for human consumption.
The list of companies that have failed the sample test include Gaurav Enterprises, Bingawa, Govind Girha Udyog, Panki, Mangalam Enterprises, Chamera, Vinish Masala, Mohammed Osama, Aravali Masala Pvt Ltd, Harsh Trading, Shri Sahib Ji Griha Udyog, and Rouniyar Enterprises.
Apart from this, 14 more local companies and their products have been found to be unfit. As per FSDA, these spices are harmful for human consumption and may lead to kidney failure and other issues like weakening of eye sight, sore throat, coughing, nausea and more.
The article is based on various media reports and social media posts and The Times of India is yet to get an official confirmation of the news.