The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued an important alert to fruit traders, handlers, and Food Business Operators (FBOs) who operate ripening chambers. This alert emphasizes the need to strictly follow the prohibition on using calcium carbide for artificially ripening fruits, especially during the mango season. FSSAI has also advised Food […]
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 […]