SPS

SPS Requirements for Spices compiled based on risks reported in export consignments Product Category Region/ Country Violation/Risk Chilli & Chilli products Australia Salmonella Cumin & Cumin products China Cypermethrin, Beta Cypermethrin 0.1 Cumin & Cumin products China Profenofos 5 Cumin & Cumin products China Carbendazim 0.3 Coriander & Coriander products EU Ethylene Oxide 0.1 Coriander & Coriander products EU Salmonella EU Aflatoxin 5 EU Salmonella Turmeric & Turmeric products EU Salmonella EU Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 10 EU Salmonella Cumin & Cumin products EU Chlorpyrifos 0.01 Turmeric & Turmeric products EU Lead 1.5 Fenugreek & Fenugreek products EU Chlorpyrifos 0.01 Fenugreek & Fenugreek products EU Salmonella EU Ethylene Oxide 0.02 Ginger & Ginger products EU Chlorpyrifos 0.01 Applicable limit* Absent in 25gm Absent in 25gm Absent in 25gm Absent in 25gm Curry powder / Masala / mix/paste/pickles mix/paste/pickles Absent in 25gm Absent in 25gm mix/paste/pickles

0.01 Applicable limit* Absent in 25gm Absent in 25gm Absent in 25gm Absent in 25gm Curry powder / Masala / mix/paste/pickles mix/paste/pickles Absent in 25gm Absent in 25gm mix/paste/pickles

Turmeric & Turmeric products EU Chlorpyrifos 0.01 EU Chlorpyrifos 0.01 Fennel & Fennel products EU Chlorpyrifos 0.01 EU Ochratoxin 15 Celery EU Chlorpyrifos 0.01 Coriander & Coriander products EU Ethylene Oxide 0.1 EU Ethylene Oxide 0.1 Turmeric & Turmeric products EU Ethylene Oxide 0.1 Turmeric & Turmeric products EU Aflatoxin 5 Cumin & Cumin products EU Salmonella Cardamom & Cardamom Products EU Chlorpyrifos 0.01 EU Ethylene Oxide 0.02 Ginger & Ginger products EU Ethylene Oxide 0.02 Cambodge EU Ethylene Oxide 0.1 Cinnamon EU Ethylene Oxide 0.1 Curry leaves & Curry leaf product EU Ethylene Oxide 0.1 Ginger & Ginger products EU Carbendazim 0.1 EU Ethylene Oxide 0.02 Fenugreek & Fenugreek products EU Ethylene Oxide 0.1 Cumin & Cumin products EU Ethylene Oxide 0.1 Curry leaves & Curry leaf product EU Chlorpyrifos 0.01 EU Ethylene Oxide 0.02 Cassia EU Ethylene Oxide 0.1 Clove EU Ethylene Oxide 0.1 mix/paste/pickles Black pepper and Black pepper products Absent in 25gm mix/paste/pickles mix/paste/pickles

os 0.01 EU Ethylene Oxide 0.02 Cassia EU Ethylene Oxide 0.1 Clove EU Ethylene Oxide 0.1 mix/paste/pickles Black pepper and Black pepper products Absent in 25gm mix/paste/pickles mix/paste/pickles

EU Ethylene Oxide 0.02 EU Aflatoxin 5 EU Chlorpyrifos 0.01 Ginger & Ginger products EU Aflatoxin 5 Japan Aflatoxin 10 Curry/Masala/Paste/Pickles Japan Aflatoxin 10 Japan Triazophos 0.01 Japan Aflatoxin 10 Korea Ochratoxin 7 Spices & Spice products Qatar Aerobic plate count (SPC) Qatar Bacillus cereus 10000 CFU/g Qatar Clostridium perifringens 1000 CFU/g Qatar Faecal Coliforms 100 CFU/g Qatar Molds Qatar Staphylococcus aureus 1000 CFU/g Qatar Salmonella spp Absent in 25g Qatar Illegal dyes Absent Qatar Caesium-137 75 Bq/kg Qatar Aflatoxin (G1,G2,B1,B2&Total) 20 Qatar Ochratoxin A 20 Qatar Escherichia coli 100 CFU/g Taiwan Quinalphos 0.05 Taiwan Cypermethrin 0.5 mix/paste/pickles mix/paste/pickles mix/paste/pickles 1000000 CFU/g 1000000 CFU/g

Taiwan Profenofos 0.07 Taiwan Bifenthrin 0.03 Taiwan Deltamethrin 0.03 Taiwan Lambda-Cyhalothrin 0.03 Taiwan Imidacloprid 0.05 Taiwan Thiamethoxam 0.05 Taiwan Difenoconazole 0.05 Taiwan Quinalphos 0.05 Taiwan Indoxacarb 0.01 Taiwan Fipronil
0.002 Taiwan Methomyl Prohibited Taiwan Ethion Prohibited Taiwan Fipronil 0.002 Taiwan Artificial Color Prohibited Taiwan Fipronil-desulfinyl 0.002 Coriander & Coriander products Taiwan Hexaconazole 0.05 Coriander & Coriander products Taiwan Thiamethoxam 0.05 Coriander & Coriander products Taiwan Tebuconazole 0.05 Coriander & Coriander products Taiwan 0.05 Profenofos

oducts Taiwan Hexaconazole 0.05 Coriander & Coriander products Taiwan Thiamethoxam 0.05 Coriander & Coriander products Taiwan Tebuconazole 0.05 Coriander & Coriander products Taiwan 0.05 Profenofos

• For all countries except Qatar, the applicable limit for all risks, except Mycotoxins (Aflatoxin & Ochratoxin) and Salmonella is in ppm, whereas the limit for Mycotoxins are in ppb and for Salmonella there is no tolerance, ie Salmonella shall be absent. Also the compilation is made by considering the limit, prescribed by the respective countries,as applicable at the time of reporting of the risk,which is subject to change, from time to time.