Archive · 5 Oct 2026
FSSAI Orders Everest Cumin Recall After Unsafe Pesticide Tests
India’s food regulator, FSSAI, ordered Everest Food Products to recall an affected batch of packaged cumin powder.
The batch number is E080668761.
A sample collected at a resort in Goa was tested and found to contain two pesticide residues above the permitted limits.
A second laboratory confirmed that the sample was unsafe.
Everest must keep records of the recall, send reports and take steps to prevent the problem from happening again.
FSSAI also suspended Creative Bakers and Confectioners’ licence because of severe hygiene deficiencies.
Separately, a sample of Nestlé low-fat dairy whitener from a hotel in Delhi was called substandard and unsafe.
FSSAI ordered Everest Food Products to immediately recall implicated pre-packed cumin powder batch E080668761.
A sample collected at Riverside Resorts & Holiday Homes in Goa contained azoxystrobin and thiamethoxam above prescribed limits.
A referral laboratory confirmed the sample was unsafe after Everest was given an opportunity to challenge the initial finding.
Everest must keep recall records, submit required reports, take corrective measures and report when the recall is complete.
FSSAI suspended Creative Bakers and Confectioners’ licence over severe hygiene deficiencies; it also classified a Nestlé low-fat dairy whitener sample from a Delhi hotel as substandard and unsafe.
- Who
- FSSAI, Everest Food Products, Creative Bakers and Confectioners, and Nestlé.
- What
- FSSAI ordered a cumin powder batch recall, suspended a bakery company’s licence, and reported a dairy whitener sample as substandard and unsafe.
- When
- The reports were published on October 4, 2026; the bakery licence suspension took effect immediately.
- Where
- The cumin sample was collected at Riverside Resorts & Holiday Homes in Goa; the dairy whitener sample was collected at The LaLiT in Connaught Place, New Delhi.
- Why
- The cumin sample had pesticide residues above prescribed limits, the bakery licence was suspended over severe hygiene deficiencies, and the dairy whitener sample was classified as substandard and unsafe.
- Regulator
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
- Recalled product
- Pre-packed cumin powder
- Affected batch
- E080668761
- Pesticide residues
- Azoxystrobin and thiamethoxam, both above prescribed maximum limits
- Cumin sample location
- Riverside Resorts & Holiday Homes, Goa
- Separate licence action
- Creative Bakers and Confectioners’ licence was suspended with immediate effect over severe hygiene deficiencies.
- Other reported sample
- Nestlé low-fat dairy whitener collected at The LaLiT in Connaught Place, New Delhi, was classified as substandard and unsafe.
Sources
Food regulator orders Everest to recall cumin powder after finding unsafe levels of pesticides
FSSAI flags Everest cumin powder as unsafe, orders immediate market recall: What food analyst report found
FSSAI orders Everest Food to recall select batches of cumin powder
FSSAI Orders Everest Cumin Powder Recall For Pesticide Overuse, Suspends Creative Bakers Licence Over Hygiene Lapses
