Food regulator FSSAI on Thursday asked state food commissioners to intensify inspections in fruit markets and godowns to curb the use of prohibited artificial ripening agents like calcium carbide. In ...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed states and Union Territories to step up action against the use of illegal chemicals for ripening fruits. The move comes amid ...

States told to intensify inspections at fruit markets, mandis and storage units to curb use of calcium carbide and other banned chemicals India’s food safety regulator, the Food Safety and Standards ...

Traders say orders are met within hours by ripening raw bananas overnight as officials and experts warn that the chemicals used are often misapplied -- and sometimes outright banned ...

Hyderabad: As mangoes flood markets this season, health experts and officials are raising concerns over the unsafe ripening practices that make the fruit look ripe — but can be dangerous to ...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed States to crack down on the practice of artificially ripening fruits by using non-permitted chemicals. In its order, FSSAI ...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has served notices on a total of 26 traders in Coimbatore for violations in the artificial ripening of mangoes this year. Food Safety Officers ...