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With summer temperatures on the rise, the Rawalpindi district administration has banned the use of large gas cylinders in ...
With the onset of summer, the Rawalpindi district administration has banned the use of large gas cylinders in densely ...
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Calcium carbide is scary
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The government has issued a warning against using calcium carbide to ripen mangoes due to health risks and legal consequences ...
Cut it open - Soft outside but pale, rubbery, or bland inside? That's your red flag. Natural mangoes ripen slowly and evenly, allowing natural sugars and thick pulp to develop fully also the reason ...
Artificially ripened mangoes, often treated with harmful chemicals like calcium carbide, flood markets to meet early season ...
There is no foolproof way to identify artificially ripened mangoes unless you do a lab test. Though some say they float on ...
Similarly, mangoes and bananas are placed in ethylene chambers at storage points. Though 100 ppm of ethylene is permissible ...
The use of calcium carbide for fruit ripening is banned in India. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) ...
Hyderabad: With Mango season on and indiscriminate use of carbide to ripen the fruit in the market, the Government has ...
Adulterated watermelons, treated with harmful chemicals like synthetic dyes and calcium carbide, pose health risks. FSSAI's ...