According to a new regulation from the European Commission which came into force this Thursday, September 14, the level of nicotine residue authorized in imported spices must not exceed 0.05 milligrams per kilo, instead of 0.3 milligrams until now . This drastic tightening has caused a lot of concern in Madagascar where the island’s flagship spice, vanilla, is directly impacted by this new regulation.
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European regulation on nicotine residues: Malagasy vanilla could be spared
