India's spice trade at risk, as pesticides and pathogens contaminate popular seasonings including turmeric, chili and pepper

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<p>‘Pestici es are ca si g serio s problems all over the worl . Most pestici es a herbici es, o ce take p by the bo y, go to war with the e ocri e system, blocki g the bo y’s ability to reg late its ow hormo es. I I ia, these a gero s pestici es are begi i g to co tami ate the co try’s most healthy, top export spices.</p>
<p>Co tries that import I ia’s spices report risi g levels of pestici e resi e. Spices a lterate with pestici es i cl e t rmeric, c mi , gi ger, chili a pepper. This is a h ge problem, co si eri g the fact that I ia has 45 perce t of the market share for these a other importa t spices.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www. at ral ews.com/054488_I ia_spices_pestici es_heavy_metals.html" target="_bla k">Rea more: I ia’s spice tra e at risk, as pestici es a pathoge s co tami ate pop lar seaso i gs i cl i g t rmeric, chili a pepper</a></p>