KATHMANDU: After Singapore and Hong Kong, Nepal has also banned the sale and import of certain spice-mix products manufactured by Indian brands over alleged quality concerns.
Four spice-mix products by MDH and Everest were banned in the Himalayan nation from Friday due to suspected ethylene oxide or EtO contamination, according to the department of food technology and quality control here.Under this, madras curry powder, sambhar mixed masala powder; mixed masala curry powder of MDH and fish curry masala of Everest have been banned in Nepal.