Artificially ripened mangoes seized
The Hindu
TIRUCHI Artificially ripened mangoes, weighing about 4,000 kilograms, were seized by officials of the Department of Food Safety and Drug Administration at the Gandhi Market in the city on Saturday. Th
TIRUCHI Artificially ripened mangoes, weighing about 4,000 kilograms, were seized by officials of the Department of Food Safety and Drug Administration at the Gandhi Market in the city on Saturday. The mangoes were allegedly ripened by spraying chemicals over them. The officials, led by R.Ramesh Babu, Designated Officer for Food Safety and Drug Administration, Tiruchi, conducted surprise checks at about 10 mango storage godowns at the Gandhi Market in the city to check for artificial ripening of mangoes. Mangoes ripened using chemicals can pose a health hazard.More Related News

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