The Karnataka health department issued a notification order on Monday that no artificial colours should be used in the preparation of kebabs including vegetarian, chicken, fish and others. Karnataka health department bans artificial harmful colours in kebabs Rule 59 of the Food Safety and Quality Act-2006 is punishable with imprisonment from 7 years to life term and a fine up …
The story so far: Karnataka became the third State in South India to ban the use of certain colouring agents in cotton candy and gobi manchurian that are found to be harmful. Among the 171 samples of gobi manchurian collected, 107 samples were declared unsafe due to added colours, while 64 were declared safe as they did not contain added …
The Karnataka government on Monday banned the use of Rhodamine-B, a food colouring agent commonly used in popular dishes like gobi manchurian and cotton candy. State laboratories also tested 171 samples of gobi manchurian, revealing that 107 were tainted with artificial food colouring, prompting immediate action. Taking to X later, the Karnataka health minister wrote, “Based on these findings, an …
Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian has banned the production and sale of cotton candy in the state after a lab test confirmed the presence of cancer-causing chemicals. The test found Rhodamine-B, as an artificial colouring agent, in various samples of cotton candy and other coloured sweets, terming them unsafe and substandard for consumption. The minister noted that with the …
Revant Himatsingka, known as FoodPharma on social media, has said that bread in India is a “big joke”. The social media influencer earlier gained attention for accusing Bournvita of having high sugar content, leading to a legal notice from Cadbury. FoodPharma mentions brown breads in India use caramel colour for making it brown instead of using whole wheat. What FSSAI …
Pregnant women who are exposed to chemicals like melamine, cyanuric acid, and aromatic amines can have increased risk of cancer, says a new study. Melamine is found in dishware, plastics, flooring, kitchen counters, and pesticides; cyanuric acid is used as a disinfectant, plastic stabiliser, and cleaning solvent in swimming pools; aromatic amines are found in hair dye, mascara, tattoo ink, …