Use Of Carbide For Ripening Fruits And Vegetables Totally Impermissible, Says Telangana HC
5 years, 11 months ago

Use Of Carbide For Ripening Fruits And Vegetables Totally Impermissible, Says Telangana HC

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The Telangana High Court has observed that the use of carbide to ripen fruits and vegetables is totally impermissible. The bench comprising the Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice A. Rajasheker Reddy observed that use of carbide is to be confined to industrial purposes only. The bench was considering a suo motu PIL registered by the High Court in 2015 taking note of a report Eenadu Telugu daily News paper titled ''Pandu.Pandu.Pandu. During the course of hearing, the bench said that an important issue relating to challenges in the Food Safety sector is the use of carbide.

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Upa-Lokayukta orders action against fruit merchants and traders resorting to artificial ripening of fruits
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Upa-Lokayukta orders action against fruit merchants and traders resorting to artificial ripening of fruits

The Hindu  

VIJAYAWADA Upa-Lokayukta of Andhra Pradesh P. Rajani recommended to the Commissioner of Agricultural Marketing to take action as per G.O. Rt.No.288 dated March 19, 2012 against fruit merchants and traders resorting to artificial ripening of fruits using calcium carbonate violating the regulations and directed the Joint Collectors to immediately constitute district-level committees for the purpose. Besides, Ms. Rajani directed the …

FSSAI warns against usage of calcium carbide for ripening mangoes, says it can pose serious health hazards
9 months, 3 weeks ago

FSSAI warns against usage of calcium carbide for ripening mangoes, says it can pose serious health hazards

Hindustan Times  

Food regulator FSSAI has asked traders and food business operators not to use the banned product 'calcium carbide' for ripening of fruits. In an official statement, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India said it has "alerted traders'/fruits handlers/Food Business Operators operating ripening chambers to strictly ensure compliance with the prohibition on calcium carbide for artificial ripening of fruits, …

FSSAI asks fruit traders, food biz not to use banned product 'calcium carbide' for fruit ripening
9 months, 3 weeks ago

FSSAI asks fruit traders, food biz not to use banned product 'calcium carbide' for fruit ripening

The Hindu  

Food regulator FSSAI has asked traders and food business operators not to use the banned product 'calcium carbide' for ripening of fruits. In an official statement, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India said it has "alerted traders'/fruits handlers/Food Business Operators operating ripening chambers to strictly ensure compliance with the prohibition on calcium carbide for artificial ripening of fruits, …

FSSAI Alerts Traders to Ensure Compliance with Prohibition of Calcium Carbide in Fruit Ripening
9 months, 3 weeks ago

FSSAI Alerts Traders to Ensure Compliance with Prohibition of Calcium Carbide in Fruit Ripening

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has alerted traders’, fruits handlers and Food Business Operators operating ripening chambers to strictly ensure compliance with the prohibition on calcium carbide for artificial ripening of fruits, particularly during the mango season. Calcium carbide, commonly used for ripening fruits like mangoes, releases acetylene gas which contains harmful traces of arsenic …

Artificially ripened fruits flood Kovai market, officials look the other way
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Artificially ripened fruits flood Kovai market, officials look the other way

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Mangoes and watermelons, cherished staples of Indian summers, are currently flooding the markets in Coimbatore. Many of these fruits are artificially ripened using harmful chemicals such as calcium carbide which can pose serious health risks to consumers. Social activists expressed concerns over the availability of such fruits and inaction of food safety department officials against traders who sell them. …

Artificially ripened mangoes may be harmful for you. Food regulator asks…
1 year, 10 months ago

Artificially ripened mangoes may be harmful for you. Food regulator asks…

Hindustan Times  

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India on Thursday urged food commissioners of all states and Union Territories to take action against the unauthorised use of artificial fruit ripening agents. The use of calcium carbide, one of the harmful artificial fruit ripening agents, has been prohibited Artificial ripening of fruits is done in a controlled manner in order to …

Telangana HC grills govt over carbide usage
5 years, 2 months ago

Telangana HC grills govt over carbide usage

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Recalling the recent release of State Food Study Index, which noted that the state of Telangana has not been able to meet the minimum food safety standards and needs to do a lot more on the aspect of food safety, the Telangana High Court observed that the state government seems to be sleeping over the recommendations duly made in …

Fruit traders turn to sprays
8 years, 11 months ago

Fruit traders turn to sprays

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With the use of calcium carbide to ripen fruits being barred in the state, fruit wholesalers and middlemen are turning to sprays and gas. “The use of ethylene to ripen fruits is not banned and horticulture experts endorse the organic use of ethylene in order to get rid of dangerous chemicals like calcium carbide. Senior police officials said they …

Hyderabad: Illegal chemicals to ripen bananas
9 years, 1 month ago

Hyderabad: Illegal chemicals to ripen bananas

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The south zone task force police apprehended five persons on Wednesday night from the old city for using banned chemicals for ripening bananas. On Monday the Cyberabad special operations team and the Kukatpally police raided illegal banana ripening centres and arrested two persons throwing light on the business of using harmful substances to ripen fruits. Law bans all artificial …

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