HEALTH HAZARD:
Packing hot tea in polythene packets that are not meant
for packing food items is dangerous. But, this is common practice in
Coimbatore tea stalls. R. Kathiravan, Designated Officer, Tamil Nadu
Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (Food Safety Wing), says
polythene reacts to high temperature by emitting styrene and bisphenol-A
that are suspected to be carcinogenic and neurotoxic.
They can cause
cardiac and kidney problems, cancer and infertility. Packing of hot rice
and other food materials like sambar and rasam will also have the same
effect. This comes under the ‘hazardous packing of food material' as
defined under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
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