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use of hazardous chemicals for enhancing sales on fruit and vegetables​

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USE OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS FOR ENHANCING SALE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IS AS FOLLOWS:

Fruits and vegetables are highly nutritious and form as key food commodity in  the human consumption. They are highly perishable due to their low shelf life. These  food commodities are reported to be contaminated with toxic and health hazardous  chemicals. Chemicals like calcium carbide / ethephon and oxytocin are reportedly  being used in fruit and vegetable mandis / farms for artificial ripening of fruits and  for increasing the size of fruits and vegetables respectively. Calcium carbide more  commonly known as ‘masala’ is a carcinogenic agent and banned under PFA Rules,  1955. Ethephon is a pesticide and so it is not recommended as a ripening enhancer.  Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone, used as a drug in veterinary services which is not  advised for use in fresh fruits and vegetables.  Rule 44-AA of the PFA Rules, 1955 prohibits the use of carbide gas for ripening of  fruits.  “Rule 44-AA Prohibition of use of carbide gas in ripening of fruits:- No person  shall sell or offer or expose for sale or have in his premises for the purpose of sale  under any description, fruits which have been artificially ripened by use of acetylene  gas, commonly known as carbide gas.”  Ministry of Agriculture has clarified that the fruits are exposed to ethylene gas  (fruit ripening plant hormone) in low concentration of 10-100 ppm exogenously to  trigger their ripening. It is considered safe in the concentration varying from 0.001-  0.01% depending upon the crop, variety and maturity. There is no specific provision   PFA for ripening agents.

Many instances have been reported that some unscrupulous elements are  following the practise of dipping green vegetables in artificial colours to give them a  fresh, attractive and pleasant appearance. PFA prohibits use of colours in fruits and  vegetables.

As per rule 48-E of the PFA Rules, 1955, fresh fruits and vegetables shall be free  from rotting and also from coating of waxes, mineral oils and colours. However, there  is provision for coating fresh fruits with food additive viz. bee wax (white / yellow)  carnauba wax or shellac wax as glazing agent in accordance with the Good  Manufacturing Practice for use of food additives under proper label declaration as  defined in sub-rule (ZZZ) (24) of Rule 42.  Other contaminants their source in Fruit and Vegetables and ill health effects  Pesticide residues, crop contaminants (aflatoxins, patulin, ochratoxin, etc.)  naturally occurring toxic substances and heavy metals are the major contaminants  found in fruit and vegetables. Pesticides are used in management of pests and  diseases in Agricultural and Horticultural crops. Heavy metals are present in the  irrigation water and other manures. Infested seeds, irrigation water and soil act as  the source of the fungal toxins.

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