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Fake mango alert: How to identify artificially ripened mangoes at home with quick tests- How Karnataka's Dr Sameer Nair is growing 30 tonnes of chemical-free Kesar mangoes on barren rocky land using Israeli technology
- Is your watermelon safe to eat? This simple cotton ball test can reveal hidden chemical adulteration at home
- How to spot real and fake watermelon: Simple home tests to do amid FSSAI findings of adulterated fruits in marketsWith rising concerns over adulterated fruits in the market, especially during summer, knowing how to identify real and fake watermelon at h...26 Apr, 2026, 09.29 PM IST
- The Signs Your Banana Was Ripened ArtificiallyBananas ripen naturally with ethylene, developing flavor and texture. Artificial methods use chemicals like calcium carbide, speeding up th...23 Apr, 2026, 05.14 PM IST
- FSSAI directs food manufacturers to use only Ashwagandha roots, extracts; not leavesFood safety regulator FSSAI has issued a directive to all food businesses. Only Ashwagandha roots and their extracts are permitted for use....21 Apr, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
- Mangoes, bananas, papayas under watch: FSSAI crackdown begins over illegal 'masala' use for ripening; What India’s top food regulator is warningFood Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued a fresh directive to states to intensify action against the illegal use of artifici...17 Apr, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
- FSSAI acts tough against the use of banned artificial ripeners in fruitsIndia's food regulator, FSSAI, has ordered states to crack down on illegal fruit ripening methods, particularly the use of banned calcium c...17 Apr, 2026, 01.11 AM IST
- Fake mango alert: 3,800 kg of chemically made pulp seized in Pune. Know side effects & how to identify artificially ripened aam at homeMango Adulteration Alert: With the mango season in full swing, rising cases of mango adulteration in India have sparked serious food safety...16 Apr, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
- Mango season alert: How to check if your mangoes are naturally or chemically ripenedThis mango season, knowing how to identify chemically ripened mangoes vs naturally ripened mangoes is essential for safe consumption. The F...11 Apr, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
- FSSAI asks States to curb use of illegal ripening agents, synthetic coatings on fruitsFSSAI has directed states to intensify inspections to curb the illegal use of ripening agents like calcium carbide and synthetic coatings o...20 May, 2025, 03.58 PM IST
- Bad taste for ‘aam aadmi’: How adulterated mangoes pose fresh headache for regulators, consumersThe use of banned chemicals to ripen fruits is prevalent despite penalties and laws. The ball is in the food safety regulator’s court.09 Jun, 2024, 10.24 AM IST
- FSSAI warns traders, food businesses against use of calcium carbide for artificial fruit ripening during mango seasonFSSAI has urged the Food Safety Departments of States and Union Territories to be vigilant and take stringent action against those violatin...18 May, 2024, 07.08 PM IST
- Does the future of Hapus lie in fruit wine?One mango farmer in Ratnagiri is experimenting with making part of his crop into a fruit wine, in the hope that this value addition might h...22 Dec, 2023, 11.27 PM IST
- FSSAI warns traders, FBOs not to use prohibited calcium carbide for artificial ripening of fruitsIn a statement, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said it has already prohibited the use of calcium carbide also known a...11 Mar, 2023, 10.42 PM IST
- Is your Alphonso safe to eat?A media report quoted doctors warning about “dizziness, headache, skin burning, allergy, vomiting and diarrhoea, to name a few” which could...05 May, 2018, 11.15 PM IST
- FSSAI mulls allowing use of ethylene gas for fruits ripeningMeanwhile, in a separate notification, FSSAI has also proposed to fix new permissible limits of heavy metals in the various food products.12 May, 2016, 11.10 PM IST
- More than 1,000 kg of artificially ripened mangoes seizedMore than 1000 kg of artificially ripened mangoes worth around Rs 35,000 have been seized by health department officials from vendors at va...07 Jun, 2014, 05.01 PM IST
- Mumbai’s much-loved mangoes, Alphonso, turning bland and harmful due to artificial ripeningFor many consumers in Mumbai, Alphonsos are all that matter, with other locally available varieties such as Pairis & Badamis being dismisse...07 Jun, 2014, 03.07 PM IST
- Illegal chemical ripening method imperils India's mango tradeIndia's Rs.3 billion ($70 million) mango trade is fraught with health hazards due to the get-rich-quick schemes of vendors who artificially...02 Jun, 2008, 10.02 AM IST
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