FSSAI ordered a full batch recall of Wonderland Raisins by Sun Organic Industries after two government labs confirmed pesticide residues above legal limits.
FSSAI has ordered Sun Organic Industries Pvt Ltd to recall its Wonderland Raisins brand after regulatory samples tested by two government laboratories confirmed pesticide residues above the maximum limits set under the FSS (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.
The Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO) of FSSAI's Northern Region Office collected the samples. Both the National Food Laboratory in Ghaziabad and the Referral Laboratory at NIFTEM-K independently reported the product as unsafe. FSSAI announced the recall order on 29 July 2026 via a social media post, citing contravention of the FSS Act, 2006. The company has been told to submit recall information, maintain recall status reports of recovered stock, and put corrective measures in place to prevent a repeat.
For buyers who assumed an "organic" brand name meant pesticide-free produce, this recall is a direct reminder that the word "organic" in a company's registered name carries no regulatory weight under Indian food law unless the product itself carries a valid certification from a body accredited under the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) or the Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India).
What changed
The recall follows a two-lab confirmation process, which is standard FSSAI procedure when a sample is first flagged as non-conforming. The company cannot simply dispute a single lab result: NIFTEM-K functions as the referral laboratory precisely to resolve such disputes, and both labs here returned the same finding.
The specific pesticide or pesticides involved have not been named in FSSAI's public communication so far. The regulator's post uses the phrase "pesticide residue exceeding maximum prescribed limits" without specifying the compound, the detected concentration, or the legal maximum it was measured against. That gap matters. Raisins sold in India are subject to pesticide maximum residue limits (MRLs) listed in Schedule 6 of the FSS (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011. Until FSSAI publishes the full test report or the company discloses it, consumers cannot know whether the exceedance was marginal or severe, or which chemical was involved.
FSSAI has not publicly released the batch number, manufacturing date, or best-before date of the recalled stock. That information is normally part of a recall notice filed under the FSS (Food Recall Procedure) Regulations, 2017, which Sun Organic Industries is now required to submit. Buyers who have Wonderland Raisins at home should check the pack for any batch or lot code and watch for an update from FSSAI's food recall portal or the company's own communication.
The Northern Region Office's CFSO collected these samples, which means the product was in distribution in northern India at the time of testing. Whether the same batch reached other regions is not confirmed.
What buyers and cooks should do
If you have Wonderland Raisins at home, stop using them until the batch details are published. Do not assume a pack is safe because it was bought before the recall date: pesticide residues do not degrade meaningfully in dried fruit stored at room temperature.
When buying raisins marketed as organic or natural, look for a printed certification logo from a body such as India Organic (NPOP-accredited) or PGS-India, not just a brand name that contains the word "organic". The FSSAI licence number on the pack tells you the product was manufactured in a registered facility; it says nothing about pesticide testing.
For recipes that call for raisins as a natural sweetener in laddoos, trail mixes, or baked goods, switching to a certified-organic brand or sourcing from a supplier who publishes third-party test certificates is the lower-risk option right now. Several D2C brands in India now share batch-level pesticide test reports on their websites; that practice is worth rewarding with your purchase.
Cooks who use raisins in Ayurvedic preparations or Jain-compliant snacks should note that washing dried fruit before use reduces surface residues to some degree but does not eliminate residues that have penetrated the fruit tissue during cultivation.
FSSAI's action here is the system working as intended: samples collected in the market, tested by independent government labs, and a recall ordered before the regulator waited for the company to self-report. The gap is transparency. Publishing the specific pesticide, the detected level, and the batch identifiers would let consumers make an informed decision rather than discarding all raisins of any brand out of caution. FSSAI has not released those details as of 31 July 2026.