date:May 23, 2016
The apex food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a draft notification on the use of Ethylene for the purpose of fruit ripening. According to sources, the apex body sees this as the best available option for the purpose, as this would lessen carbide powder linked food safety risk. Calcium carbide is used in India on mass level for fruit ripening.
The draft says that in the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations, 2011, i