RMC, FDA team raids fruit market, finds use of carbide to ripen fruits

Raipur, January 18: Food and Drugs Administration, Raipur Municipal Corporation and District Administration joint team conducted raid of Lalpur and Malviya Road Fruit Market, in a joint operation.
The action had been taken after doubts were raised over the ripening of fruits using carbide.
From Lalpur based fruit market around 2300 kg banana while from Malviya road fruit market 5500 Kg papaya and 80 Kg Mango was seized. These fruits have been ripened using carbide gas.

Based on Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regulations the ripening of fruits using carbide has been banned.
According to Ashwani Dewangan, Assistant Commissioner, Food and Drugs administration such raids and action would be carried out further.