Editing Sesame (section)

=== Contamination ===

Contamination by ''[[Salmonella]]'', ''[[E.coli]]'', [[pesticide]]s, or other [[pathogen]]s may occur in large batches of sesame seeds, such as in September 2020 when high levels of a common industrial compound, [[ethylene oxide]], was found in a 250-[[tonne]] shipment of sesame seeds from India.<ref name="fsn-20">{{Cite web |first=Joe |last=Whitworth |title=EU toughens rules for sesame seeds from India |url=https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/09/multi-country-recalls-due-to-ethylene-oxide-in-sesame-seeds/ |publisher=Food Safety News |date=30 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="conn">{{cite news |first=Hannah |last=Thompson |title=France recalls sesame seed products due to toxic pesticide |url=https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/France-recalls-sesame-seed-products-due-to-toxic-pesticide-ethylene-oxide |access-date=28 November 2020 |work=The Connexion |date=4 November 2020}}</ref> After detection in Belgium, [[product recall |recalls]] for dozens of products and stores were issued across the [[European Union]], totaling some 50 countries.<ref name=fsn-20/><ref name=conn/> Products with an [[organic certification]] were also affected by the contamination.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/food_alerts/Source_Bulk_Sesame.html |title=Recall of Organic Sesame Seeds and Organic Omega Seed Mix From The Source Bulk Foods, Rathmines, Due to the Presence of the Unauthorised Pesticide Ethylene Oxide |website=www.fsai.ie}}</ref> Regular governmental food inspection for sesame contamination, as for ''Salmonella'' and ''E. coli'' in [[tahini]], [[hummus]] or seeds, has found that poor hygiene practices during processing are common sources and routes of contamination.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011-2012 Salmonella and generic E. coli in tahini and sesame seeds |url=https://www.inspection.gc.ca/food-safety-for-industry/food-chemistry-and-microbiology/microbiology/salmonella-and-generic-e-coli-in-tahini-and-sesame/eng/1430919620350/1430919620865 |publisher=Canadian Food Inspection Agency |access-date=28 November 2020 |date=4 September 2018}}</ref>