The Delhi High Court rapped the government for not
pursuing regular inspections to check the food safety standards and
directed them to file a report after checking whether any pesticides or
chemicals are being sprayed in the Mangoes and other fruits or
vegetables in the Capital.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath directed the Agricultural ministry to carry on surprise checks in the Azadpur Market as well as other wholesale vegetable and fruit markets and file their report in the court by May 29.
The Court directed the government to find out whether any pesticides, chemicals are being sprayed added on fruits, especially mangoes.
The court directed the government to take immediate action against those found guilty of spraying colour or chemicals on fruits and veggies.
The Court asked the ministry why they are not doing any regular checks in this regard.
'It is a continuing process. You don't have to be told every time. There are a whole set of guidelines. You have to implement them on regular basis,' the court remarked.
This is a serious issue which needs to be addressed immediately, the court said.
The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by an NGO Consumer Voice through lawyer Sugriv Dubey who alleged that 90 per cent of mango being sold in the market this year has chemicals or artificial colours.
The sellers inject colours in the fruits and there is no check on such activity, the petitioner alleged.
The NGO alleged that more than more than 35 varieties of vegetables and fruits picked from Delhi markets were found to have pesticides and toxins beyond permissible limits.
The NGO contended that the vegetables and fruits being sold in Delhi contained poison, which can cause cancer and harm liver and nervous system, the NGO said.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath directed the Agricultural ministry to carry on surprise checks in the Azadpur Market as well as other wholesale vegetable and fruit markets and file their report in the court by May 29.
The Court directed the government to find out whether any pesticides, chemicals are being sprayed added on fruits, especially mangoes.
The court directed the government to take immediate action against those found guilty of spraying colour or chemicals on fruits and veggies.
The Court asked the ministry why they are not doing any regular checks in this regard.
'It is a continuing process. You don't have to be told every time. There are a whole set of guidelines. You have to implement them on regular basis,' the court remarked.
This is a serious issue which needs to be addressed immediately, the court said.
The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by an NGO Consumer Voice through lawyer Sugriv Dubey who alleged that 90 per cent of mango being sold in the market this year has chemicals or artificial colours.
The sellers inject colours in the fruits and there is no check on such activity, the petitioner alleged.
The NGO alleged that more than more than 35 varieties of vegetables and fruits picked from Delhi markets were found to have pesticides and toxins beyond permissible limits.
The NGO contended that the vegetables and fruits being sold in Delhi contained poison, which can cause cancer and harm liver and nervous system, the NGO said.
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