FSSAI orders recalls of Shalimar’s Chef coriander powder and Aquagri carrageenan
India’s food regulator has ordered immediate market recalls of Shalimar’s Chef coriander powder over pesticide residues and Aquagri Processing’s carrageenan over cadmium contamination. Retesting found both products unsafe, triggering action under food-recall rules.
What happened
FSSAI ordered immediate recalls of Shalimar's Chef coriander powder over pesticide residues and Aquagri Processing's carrageenan over cadmium contamination.
Key facts
- Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
- FSS (Food Recall Procedure) Regulations, 2017
- FSS (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011
- FSS (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011
- Section 3(1)(zz)
What changed
FSSAI ordered immediate recalls of Shalimar's Chef coriander powder over pesticide residues and Aquagri Processing's carrageenan over cadmium contamination. Retesting upheld both products as unsafe, requiring the companies to execute market recalls under food-recall regulations.
Why this matters
Immediately quarantine and delist the recalled Shalimar’s Chef coriander powder and Aquagri carrageenan, while auditing supplier controls and customer-notification processes.
What to watch
- Publication of affected batch numbers, manufacturing dates, distribution geographies and retailer-level recall notices.
- FSSAI follow-up enforcement, license suspension, penalties or expanded sampling advisories.
- Additional recalls or adverse test results involving spice powders, carrageenan, hydrocolloids or the same manufacturing/distribution networks.
- Major e-grocery, marketplace or modern-trade delistings and evidence of consumer complaints or social-media amplification.
- Re-test outcomes, supplier corrective-action plans and the timing of any relisting approvals.