| Title : |
FDA seizes 1,600-kg artificially ripened fruits, destroys 600-kg of papaya |
| Author(s) : |
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| Source : |
Free Press Journal |
| Year : |
2019 |
| Link : |
https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/fda-seizes-1600-kg-artificially-ripened-fruits-destroys-600-kg-of-papaya |
| Country : |
Asia |
| Commodity: |
PP-Fruits (fresh, dried,...)
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| Abstract: |
Indore: If you are a fitness freak and believe that eating fruits will keep you fit, think again. The fruits you are taking may harm you and make you severely ill. The food and drug administration department on Tuesday seized over 1,600 kilograms of fruits from different parts of city that were ripened using harmful chemicals. The department officials were shocked to know that vendors used Chinese chemicals for ripening the fruits.“We have seized ethylene pipener manufactured by a Chinese company from two fruit vendors in Bakshi Gali. We also seized 500 kgs of artificially ripened mangoes from a godown of Mohammed Raees and 100 kgs of mangoes from godown of Mohammed Ameer,” chief food safety officer Manish Swami said. |
