Most of the Canola oil imported into the country comes from Canada and so some claim that the ‘can’ part stands for Canada and the ‘ola’ refers to oil However, The name Canola is a trademarked name that has been given to edible vegetable oil made from rapeseed and which has low erucic acid. Another […]
Food Samples of the leading restaurants failed to pass the Quality Standards Tests
Health Ministry recently released data of the 46,283 food samples that it had analysed in government laboratories during 2013-2014 and found 9,265 samples to be adulterated or misbranded. Samples included milk and milk products, edible vegetable oils and spices. The samples were taken from across the country from registered or licensed vendors. This means that […]
Penalty to be Imposed if Mangoes Found Carbide Ripened
In the city of Puducherry, it has recently come to the light that calcium carbide stones are being used to ripen the mangoes artificially. Complaints were received by Food Safety officials as consumers began to fall ill on eating these chemically ripened mangoes. Health Secretary and Food Safety Commissioner G Ragesh Chandra has sent out […]
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