ASTA Resources

Contaminants & Adulteration

FDA’s New Import Certification Requirement for Indonesian Spices: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

10/29/2025

ASTA Guidance Levels for Heavy Metals in Spices

6/3/2025

Publication - Enhanced lead accumulation in cassia bark linked to lichen and algae: a case study from Northern Vietnam

10/14/2025

Presentation to ASTA Contaminants Committee on Mineral Oil Contamination

8/19/2025

List of U.S. pesticide tolerances

8/5/2025

ASTA Petition Proposing an Import Tolerance for Difenoconazole for Cumin Seed

6/24/2025

Efforts to Eliminate Lead-Adulteration in Spices

4/15/2025

Preliminary Assessment of Lead Contamination in Vietnamese Cassia

4/15/2025

ASTA Petition Proposing an Import Tolerance for Imidacloprid for Black Pepper

10/10/2024

ASTA Petition Proposing an Import Tolerance for Permethrin for Black Pepper

10/10/2024

ASTA Petition Proposing an Import Tolerance for Thiamethoxam for Black Pepper

10/10/2024

A Closer Look at FDA’s Guidance on Food Allergens Webinar

7/26/2024

Food Fraud Resource Center

7/22/2024

Food Fraud Database

7/22/2024

Food Chemicals Codex

7/15/2024

What Consumers Need to Know about Heavy Metals Spice Safety

5/21/2024

2024 Technical Presentation: Future of Pesticide Control in Regenerative Agriculture Felipe

4/16/2024

2024 Technical Presentation: Panel Discussion: Spice Farmer Pest & Disease Threats and Pesticide Use Practices

4/16/2024

2024 Technical Presentation: EU Pesticide MRL Framework for Spices

4/16/2024

2024 Technical Presentation: Facilitating Regulatory Harmonization for Pesticide Needs for Spice Farmers

4/16/2024