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

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

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

With the onset of summer, the Rawalpindi district administration has banned the use of large gas cylinders in densely ...

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Chittoor: The government has issued a warning against using calcium carbide to ripen mangoes due to health risks and legal consequences. Joint Collector of Chittoor, G.V. Bradhan, stressed that ...

What was in it? We picked up a sample, did a lab test and found that it had been artificially ripened with calcium carbide, a banned substance by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ...

Vijayawada: Given usage of banned calcium carbide and ethylene beyond permissible limits as well as ethephon for quick ripening of fruits, especially mangoes and bananas, food safety authorities ...

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 ...