Mumbai: Shiv Sena corporator Ashish Chemburkar has requested Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to ban serving oily and fried foodstuff on newspapers. He made this demand on the basis of scientific evidence that the ink used in the newspapers can be poisonous.
FSSAI (Food, Safety and Standard Authority of India) has also warned people against consuming fried food that is served on newspapers. This is mainly because this ink is made up of graphite which can be poisonous for human consumption. An advisory from FSSAI on the topic goes on to say, “Printing inks may also contain harmful colours, pigments, binders, additives, and preservatives. Besides chemical contaminants, presence of pathogenic micro organisms in used newspapers also poses potential risk to human health.”
As the practice is harming the health of Mumbaikars, Chemburkar has sought to have it banned. He has also suggested milk paper or tissue paper as the alternative serving medium for these foods.
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