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சேலம்: தரம் குறைவான அப்பள தயாரிப்பில் ஈடுபட்டவருக்கு, 10 ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் அபராதம், ஒருநாள் சிறை தண்டனை அளித்து, சேலம் நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவிட்டது. சேலம், சூரமங்கலம் மூலைப் பிள்ளையார் கோவில் தெருவை சேர்ந்தவர் பீட்டர், 42. இவர், அப்பளம் தயாரித்து விற்று வந்தார். 

கந்தம்பட்டியில் உள்ள இவரது உற்பத்தி இடத்தில், 2016 செப்., 27ல், உணவு பாதுகாப்பு அலுவலர்கள் சோதனை நடத்தினர். அப்பளத்தை ஆய்வுக்கு அனுப்பியதில், அது தரக்குறைவாக இருந்தது கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டது. இந்த வழக்கு சேலம் ஜே.எம்.எண் - 4ல் நடந்து வந்தது. 

நேற்று வழங்கிய தீர்ப்பில், பீட்டருக்கு, 10 ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் அபராதம், நீதிமன்றம் கலையும் வரை, ஒருநாள் சிறை தண்டனை விதித்து, மாஜிஸ்திரேட் லிங்கம் உத்தரவிட்டார்.

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70% Of All Herbal Supplements In India May Be Fake: Know The Risks!

Thanks to all the alarmist and sensational articles about the dangers of modern medicine, most of us are suspicious of allopathic drugs, but don’t think twice before popping a diet or herbal supplement. Doctors and dietitians have been warning people to be careful about the supplements they buy, but most of us didn’t realize the possible health risks – that was until a recent study showed that we might have more to fear from the daily garcinia cambogia, wheat grass, or Echinacea tablet we take than the occasional OTC tablet for a cold or cough!

India’s Growing Market For Fake Diet & Herbal Supplements

“60-70% of dietary supplements across the country are unregistered, unapproved, fake, & counterfeit”

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and RNCOS conducted a study on dietary and herbal supplements across India. They found that 60-70 percent of dietary supplements are unregistered, unapproved, fake, and counterfeit.

Allopathic drugs face the most stringent quality tests by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), which is the national regulatory body for Indian pharmaceuticals; however, dietary and herbal supplements do not come under their purview and it was only in 2015 that the food safety regulator FSSAI came up with quality and safety norms to regulate these nutraceuticals.

Herbal and dietary supplements have been growing in popularity especially among Indian millennials. Surveys show that approximately 78 percent of adolescents in urban India consume some form of dietary supplement on a daily basis.

The Health Risks Of Fake Diet & Herbal Supplements

“Heavy metals such as lead, mercury, & arsenic in fake supplements can cause organ damage, but often don’t cause any noticeable symptoms for years”

Herbal supplements currently account for 30 percent of the market, while the market for dietary supplements in India is over 2 billion dollars and expected to hit the 4 billion mark by 2020. Surveys show people take herbal and dietary supplements to improve their immunity and their physical appearance and they assume that these supplements are safe and harmless.

A raid on a factory manufacturing “dietary supplements” illegally provides insight on what your supplement might actually contain – starch, milk powder, custard powder, and steroids. The danger from fake diet and herbal supplements lies in the fillers that are used. Fake products often contain ingredients that are not listed and can cause adverse reactions.

Many fake supplements contain contaminants like lead, mercury, and arsenic. These heavy metals have been linked to a variety of serious health problems and they can have a lasting impact on your health. While it can take years for these supplements to affect you, there have also been reported cases where people took “ayurvedic” supplements and within months suffered severe renal failure and died!

Our Take

It may be unpleasant but it’s time to face the facts – as 60-70 percent of dietary and herbal supplements in India are fake, it’s more than likely that the capsules you take will be doing more good than harm. Remember, this is one time when the odds are just not in your favor!

Food safety officials crack down on stockists in Guntur, Vijayawada

Guntur has been the hub of adulterated milk, milk powder, black gram, edible oils, turmeric and chilli powder.

The food safety officials have recently found that even biscuits and over-the-counter snacks which are bought by school-going children are being adulterated in Vijayawada. 

Vijayawada: The food products adulteration continues unabated in the capital region. Krishna and Guntur districts have become the hub of adulterated food products in the state. New adulterated food products are surfacing almost on daily basis in the two districts. Vijayawada has been the hub of adulterated ghee and milk products for years.

The food safety officials have recently found that even biscuits and over-the-counter snacks which are bought by school-going children are being adulterated in Vijayawada.

Many prefer Sunnundalu, a local snack known for its nutritional values, which are made up of black gram powder, sugar and ghee are found to be adulterated.

The food safety officials found that decayed black gram intended for cattle feed and low-grade vegetable fat (dalda) are being used in making sunnundalu. In addition, the biscuits are being prepared with the ingredients that are used to manufacture cattle food.

This vegetable fat is being brought from the stockists, where the residues of the fat left over and are not useful for consumption as it changes the colour.

According to the zonal food controller Nutalapati Purna Chandar Rao, these products are sub-standard in nature and harmful to health. He said they will cause intestinal disorders and damages the liver.

Dr K. Ravi, endocrinologist, observed that consumption of hydrogenated and unsaturated fats like dalda causes serious health problems if not immediate but in the long run. These fats affect the metabolism of the body and also leads to arterial clogs which results in strokes.

Guntur has been the hub of adulterated milk, milk powder, black gram, edible oils, turmeric and chilli powder.

Narasaraopet and Vinukonda areas have hundreds of small units that are making these adulterated products. The saying in the district was that in Narasaraopet, one can get “second grade (do number mall) products of anything and everything.

The food safety officials have busted milk dairies that are preparing milk with skimmed milk powder mixed with vegetable fat in Guntur.

They have also found dehusked black gram coated with talcum powder to get shining and oil mills preparing cooking oils with animal fats in Guntur district. Chilli powder and turmeric adulteration is rampant in the district.

Mangoes now being ripened with ethylene; AMC raids shops

Ahmedabad: Come mango season and the priority is to choose sweet, naturally ripened fruits to avoid health hazards. Civic authorities usually keep vigil to prevent unhealthy practices. This time, around sachets of ethylene were found in mango cartons sold by vendors at the Naroda fruit market.

Officials of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC) flying squad on Wednesday raided shops at Naroda fruit market to check for chemicals being used to artificially ripen fruit.

"Sachets of ethylene were found in mango cartons to artificially ripen the fruit. Earlier, sachets of carbide powder were being used for ripening. Ethylene is widely used for ripening fruits especially in southern states," said Bhavin Solanki, in-charge medical officer, health, AMC.

"This ethylene is in the form of a starchy powder which slowly releases ethylene gas, which causes mangoes and other fruit to ripen. Ethylene gas chambers are often used to ripen fruits however, there is no clarity on the safety of ethylene sachets. We have sought the opinion of experts about the issue," said Solanki.

Members of AMC's flying squad also discovered sachets of calcium carbide, being used for artificial ripening by certain vendors. While health officials insisted that that no carbide sachets were found, sources said the use of carbide sachets had been discovered.