FSSAI Bans Sale Of Everest, LG Brand Hing Powder

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a prohibition of sale order for compounded hing (asafoetida) manufactured by two prominent spice brands - Everest Food Products Private Limited and Laljee Godhoo and Company (LG brand) - for being misbranded and sub-standard products. 

Following a consumer complaint regarding the quality of compounded hing of a specific brand, the FSSAI initiated comprehensive market surveillance covering all major brands in the market. 

Primary laboratory test reports from this surveillance indicated that compounded hing products from both Everest



and LG were substandard.

The FSSAI conducted legal sampling directly from the centrally licensed units of Everest Food Products Private Limited and the LG brand unit, both located in Mumbai. These samples were sent to a primary laboratory for further testing. 

Additionally, the FSSAI collaborated with the Gujarat State FDA to conduct a joint inspection and sampling at the state-licensed unit of Everest Food Products Private Limited in Umbergaon, Gujarat.

The primary laboratory confirmed that all legal samples of compounded hing collected during these operations were substandard.