CHANDIGARH: Food safety officials have for the first time found Chinese pouches of ethylene oxide instead of carbide for artificially ripening fruits in the city. These white pouches were found in the vegetable market in Sector 26 that are being used to ripen mangoes.
The sample has been sent to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), New Delhi. "We have raided fruit and vegetable shops and stopped use of calcium carbide. However, what was recently seen were white powder pouches of ethylene. The FSSAI permits 100 parts per million for artificial ripening. But this pouch which has 'made in China' label does not show the contents or its quantity," said Sukhwinder Singh, designated officer, department of food safety and standards, UT health department.
It's is hazardious, these days only few places remaining that providing chemical free food and fruits
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