In response to rising concerns, the Horticulture Department is planning to organise direct-from-farm sales to make naturally ...

The use of calcium carbide for fruit ripening is banned in India. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has prohibited its use due to health concerns associated with the acetylene ...

Hyderabad: As mangoes flood markets this season, health experts and officials are raising concerns over the unsafe ripening ...

But did you know that eating mangoes, ripened with chemical compound calcium carbide, can lead to serious health consequences. (Also read: FSSAI warns against usage of calcium carbide for ripening ...

Avoid chemically ripened tomatoes by using these simple tests to check for freshness, authenticity, and natural ripening at home.

Despite a ban in place, calcium carbide is widely used for the artificial ripening of fruits, posing many health risks to ...

Hyderabad: Raising serious health concerns, many experts have cautioned that long-term use of calcium carbide to ripen fruits could lead to respiratory issues and even infertility due to the toxic ...

Cut it open - Soft outside but pale, rubbery, or bland inside? That's your red flag. Natural mangoes ripen slowly and evenly, allowing natural sugars and thick pulp to develop fully also the reason ...

With the mango season at its peak, the Chittoor district administration on Monday announced the prohibition of calcium carbide (CaC2), which is generally used for the artificial ripening of the fruit.

The alkaline and alkali earth carbides, such as calcium carbide, ave a distinguishing characteristic in being decomposed by water with the evolution of acetylene gas, itself a hydrocarbon of ...

The use of calcium carbide for fruit ripening is banned in India. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has prohibited its use due to health concerns associated with the ...