THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Food Safety Commissioner has issued a notification prohibiting the artificial ripening of mangoes using Calcium Carbide or other chemicals across the state.
The prohibition of selling, stocking, displaying or transporting artificially ripened mangoes from other states is as per Food Safety Standard Regulation 2.3.5 and Food Safety Standard Act Section 30.
Police, Excise and Motor Vehicles Departments have been instructed to do thorough checking of vehicles carrying mangoes from other states to ensure that chemicals like Calcium carbide have not been used.
The office of the Food Safety Commission has asked the public to be alert about the artificial ripening of fruits.
Apart from mangoes, Calcium carbide is used on several other fruits, including pineapple, apple, orange and lemon.
The public can contact the toll-free number 1800-425-1125 or call any of the following numbers (see table) to inform the authorities of any violation they come across.
Contact Numbers
T’Puram : 8943346181
Kollam : 8943346182
P’Thitta : 8943346183
Alappuzha : 8943346184
Kottayam : 8943346185
Idukki : 8943346186
Ernakulam : 8943346187
Thrissur : 8943346188
Palakkad : 8943346189
Malappuram : 8943346190
Kozhikode : 8943346191
Wayanad : 8943346192
Kannur : 8943346193
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