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Some of the spices on the market, such as pepper and cinnamon, have been found in the powder. In some cases, the standard value was exceeded 18 times, but it appears to be a powder from the process of grinding raw materials.

Reporter Sunghoon Lee.

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Nowadays, there are many consumers who use various spices for cooking to enjoy the exotic taste.

Spice imports are also increasing significantly.

[Seoyun/Seoul Gangseo-gu: To get exotic taste or to make cooking a bit simpler, I relied heavily on spices. It tastes better and tastes better... .]

However, powder was found in powdered spice products such as pepper, cinnamon and cumin on the market.

As a result of investigating 20 spice products by the Consumer Service, 14 foreign substances including 4 peppers, 5 cinnamon, and 5 cumin showed metallic foreign substances that exceeded safety standards.

Some products have exceeded the standard by 18 times.

In the process of grinding the raw material into powder, it appears that the powder is contained.

[Gimjeran / Korea Consumer Agency equation drug safety chief: it will be presumed that because in the process of grinding of spices, fruits or seeds as a grinder of metal friction, such as a roll mill or a blade, metallic foreign bodies occur;

powder products are of sufficient magnetic force The foreign matter has to be removed with a magnet, and this process was insufficient.

Ingestion of 쇳 powder may damage the digestive organs and liver, and if it accumulates in the body for a long time, immunity decreases and the nervous system may be affected.

The Consumer Resource Center recalled the product that had a problem with the manufacturer and recommended improving the manufacturing process.