After Alphonso mangoes, paan leaves from India are now under the European Union’s scanner.
According to a report released by the European Commission on Friday, since August 2011 a high proportion of consignments of paan leaves imported into the UK from India have tested positive for salmonella. Salmonella causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting.
EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) said “continuous reports notified by UK have led to the setting up of reinforced checks for paan leaves from India”.
“An important source of RASFF notifications on pathogens are fruits and vegetables,” it said. “The main pathogen referred through RASFF is salmonella. The high reason for salmonella contamination since 2011 is paan leaves.”
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