date:Jun 25, 2014
d and Drug Administration (FDA).
Approximately 60% of spices are imported, with 12% containing filth-- various contaminants, including microorganisms and pathogens, such as salmonella. Consumption of spices contaminated with pathogens resulted in 14 reported illness outbreaks from 1973 to 2010 around the world.
We used to think that if the produce was dry we didnt need to worry, said Purnendu Vasavada, PhD, professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin-River Falls. However, even a dry spice can