Food Safety officials seize artificially ripened mangoes in Tiruchi
safefoodmitra.com · 2024-06-16 10:10:27
“Fruit traders have started using new methods to ripen mangoes; sachets of ethylene powder are packed along with the fruits in cardboard cartons and kept in closed rooms, or the chemical is sprayed on. In both cases, it does not show up in laboratory tests,” a senior official told The Hindu. He said the department could not pursue the issue legally unless the evidence of the process or the premises where it was happening could be proved.